# NTSB CEN11LA273: Cessna 414A, N4057C, Aberdeen, SD, March 23, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 22, 2011, 20:30 local (Mar 23, 2011, 01:30 UTC) - Place: Aberdeen, SD - Coordinates: 45.44889, -98.421669 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4489&lon=-98.4217&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 18, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Rapid City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 78799 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11LA273 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78799/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78799 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA273 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswinds during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 219 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that there was snow and ice on the runway. During takeoff, a strong crosswind gust forced the airplane to veer off the left side of the runway and the airplane struck runway lights. The pilot managed to maneuver the airplane back on the runway and he shut down the engines. A postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed substantial damage as a result of a puncture in the pressure vessel of the airplane. The pilot reported that there was no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane. ## Factual narrative On March 22, 2011, at 2030 central daylight time, a Cessna 414A, N4057C, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the left side of runway 31 (6,901 feet by 100 feet, concrete) during its takeoff roll at the Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR), Aberdeen, South Dakota, and struck runway lights. The captain, first officer, and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Aberdeen Flying Service as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 nonscheduled domestic passenger flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and the flight was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The airplane was en route to the Joe Foss Field Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The pilot reported that there was snow and ice on the runway. He reported that a strong crosswind gust forced the airplane to veer off the left side of the runway where the airplane struck runway lights. The pilot managed to get the airplane back on the runway and he shut down the engines. The airplane was towed back to the hangar with the passengers on board. The postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed substantial damage as a result of a puncture in the pressure vessel of the airplane. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane. At 1953, the surface weather observation at ABR was: Wind 050 degrees at 14 knots; visibility 1 1/2 miles; overcast 400 feet; light snow; temperature 1 degrees Celsius; dew point 0 degrees Celsius; altimeter 29.59 inches of mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4057C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4057C), registered now, S/N 414A0848, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A - Registry model: [Cessna 414A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (registry code 2075907) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 414A0848 - Airframe hours: 7316 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 335 horsepower reciprocating; CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 335 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Aberdeen Flying Service - Registered owner: Aberdeen Flying Service - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, February 16, 2011 - Departed: ABR, Aberdeen, SD - Destination: FSD, Sioux Falls, SD - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ABR, Aberdeen Regional Airport, runway 31, 6,901 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 19, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 2,136 total, 170 in this make and model, 1,900 as pilot in command, 125 in the last 90 days, 54 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark - Wind: 50° at 14 knots - Visibility: 2 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 400 ft overcast - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 29.59 inHg - Observed at: ABR ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20110322004789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110322004789A), Mar 22, 2011: Cessna 414A, Aberdeen, SD, Substantial damage. Aircraft taxied to runway 31 for takeoff and started takeoff roll. Aircraft drifted off runway struck runway light damaging the left propeller, left main… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 20, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78799. 1.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40346532&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.