# NTSB CHI05CA244: Cessna 414, N77DN, Drummond Island, MI, August 25, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 25, 2005, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Drummond Island, MI - Coordinates: 46.009445, -83.743888 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0094&lon=-83.7439&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 62343 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA244 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62343/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA244 ## Probable cause The right main gear collapsed due to undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident was the fence that the airplane contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane experienced a right main gear collapse while landing. The pilot stated there was little wind at the time of the accident, possibly 3 to 4 knots. He stated the touchdown was normal, not hard. The pilot stated that shortly after touchdown, the airplane began veering to the right. He stated he was unable to stop the veer using rudder control, nose wheel steering, and brakes. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway where it contacted a chain link fence. Post-accident inspection did not determine the reason for the gear collapse. ## Factual narrative On August 25, 2005, at 1430 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 414, N77DN, experienced a right main gear collapse while landing on runway 26 (4,000 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at the Drummond Island Airport (Y66), Drummond Island, Michigan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from the Branch County Memorial Airport (OEB), Coldwater, Michigan, at 1300. The pilot stated there was little wind at the time of the accident, possibly 3 to 4 knots. He stated the touchdown was normal, not hard. The pilot stated that shortly after touchdown, the airplane began veering to the right. He stated he was unable to stop the veer using rudder control, nose wheel steering, and brakes. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway where it contacted a chain link fence. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed the right main gear had collapsed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N77DN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77DN-2005-12-05), registration cancelled 2005-12-05, S/N 414-0612, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 414 - Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4140612 - Airframe hours: 2800 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-NB 335 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David V. Noonan - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2005, 30 hours before - Departed: OEB, Coldwater, MI - Destination: Y66, Drummond Island, MI - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: Y66, Drummond Island, runway 26, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 2,328 total, 812 in this make and model, 2,102 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: ANJ, 38 nm away ## 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 20050825026119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050825026119A), Aug 25, 2005: Cessna 414, Drummond Island, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Right main landing gear collapsed after landing. 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