# NTSB ERA26LA087: Cessna 414A, N140KM, Tampa, FL, January 5, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 4, 2026, 19:30 local (Jan 5, 2026, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Tampa, FL · Taxiway and Grass West of Runway 01R @ TPA - Coordinates: 27.975469, -82.533248 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 14, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202272 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA087 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202272/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202272 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA087 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to secure a bottle, which restricted movement of the right rudder pedal during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: yaw control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024/cases.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 149 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: 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) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 414A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2075907), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on approach to the destination airport, he had difficulty with the airplane’s autopilot and pitch trim. He was able to resolve those issues and land the airplane; however, during the landing roll, the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with right rudder and brake inputs, but the airplane continued to the left. It exited the runway, passed through grass, and impacted an airport taxiway sign, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear and substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage. Once the airplane was stopped, the pilot noticed a bottle was wedged behind the right rudder pedal and was restricting its movement. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N140KM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140KM), registered now, S/N 414A-0674, built 1981 (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: 414A-0674 - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 6707 - Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors TSIO-520-NB 335 horsepower reciprocating; Teledyne Continental Motors TSIO-520-NB 335 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Knight Edge LLC - Registered owner: Knight Edge LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 17, 2025, 110 hours before - Departed: MYNN, Nassau, OF - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: TPA, Tampa Intl, runway 01R, 8,300 × 150 ft, concrete - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 26, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,038.3 total, 974.4 in this make and model, 1,967 as pilot in command, 8.65 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 40° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: TPA, 1 nm away - METAR: METAR KTPA 042353Z COR 04005KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3005 RMK SLP175 T01830156 10244 20183 53005 ## 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 20260104004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260104004479A), Jan 4, 2026: Cessna 414A, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Upon landing the pilot was attempting to apply right pedal / brakes. Right pedal was not moving; right brakes did not work aircraft veered left and hit taxi… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 14, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202272. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19902565&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA087%206120.1%20Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 648 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19897359&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA087%20Investigation%20Photos-Rel.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. 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