# NTSB MIA85LA095: Cessna 411A, N222CW, Merritt Island, FL, February 9, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 9, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Coordinates: 28.319202, -80.67913 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3192&lon=-80.6791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85LA095
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31354/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA095

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - runway
  - proper climb rate - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - gear retraction - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE CFI ON BOARD, ROTATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT 110 KTS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE NOSE OF THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND THE ACFT BEGAN SETTLING TO THE RWY. THE CFI CALLED FOR GEAR UP AND THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE RWY ON ITS BELLY IN THE OVERRUN AREA OF THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N222CW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222CW-2011-07-18), registration cancelled 2011-07-18, S/N 411-0257, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Registry model: [Cessna 411A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (registry code 2075904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 411-0257
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GTSIO-520-C 340 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Sisk Aircraft Sales,Inc.
- Registered owner: John
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: COI, MERRIT ISLAND, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island, runway 29, 3,600 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 4,800 total, 4,400 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TIX, 12 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 19850209021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850209021539A), Feb 9, 1985: Cessna 411A, Merritt Island, FL, Substantial damage. After rotation, nose drifted and aircraft settled. Pulled gear up and settled on overrun with full power.

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.

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