- Date
- July 29, 1993, 22:02 local (Jul 30, 1993, 02:02 UTC)
- Place
- Lake City, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4232CCessna 414
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930729031189A
- Case key
- 37378
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot-in-commmand to properly flare before touchdown and the pilot's decision to land with excessive airspeed. A contributing factor was the aprehension/anxiety of the pilot during the precautionary landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot of the twin engine airplane elected to execute a precautionary landing short of his destination due to an engine surge. He landed fast, long, and hard. The tires blew on landing and the airplane swerved off the runway and struck a ditch.
Factual narrative
On July 29, 1994, about 2202 eastern daylight time, N4232C, a Cessna 414, registered to the pilot, Rocco Amuso, landed hard and collided with terrain, at Lake City, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and two passengers were not injured. The flight originated from Jacksonville, Florida, about 45 minutes earlier.
The pilot stated he was deviating around weather at 10,000 feet when he noticed his right engine surging. He elected to execute a precautionary landing at Lake City, Florida. He landed fast, long and hard. The tires blew on impact and the airplane swerved off the runway striking a runway light, and collided with a ditch. Both wing spars, skin and main landing gears were damaged. Examination of the engines was conducted by a mechanic who stated that he could not locate any condition that would have caused the right engine to surge.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4232C
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0532
- Airframe hours
- 4,022
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520J, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Amuso, Rocco
- Registered owner
- Air Stewart Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 5, 1993 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- JAX · Jacksonville, FL
- Destination
- BUF · Buffalo, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 31J · Lake City, runway 28, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,880 total · 70 in this make and model · 1,343 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 24 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.