Beechcraft 400A N3337J
19 July 2001 · Teterboro, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 2001 at about 18:45 local time, a Beechcraft 400A registered N3337J was involved in an incident near Teterboro, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Teterboro, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Teterboro (TEB)
- Coordinates
- 40.8493, -74.0603
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 400A
- Registration
- N3337J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Keene → Teterboro
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01IA199
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The right aft rudder cable being installed over a cable guide by maintenance personnel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was approximately 10 miles west of the airport at 4,000 feet msl, and indicating 220 knots of airspeed, when the captain felt an abnormal yaw input. At first, he thought the yaw dampener had failed. He selected the dampener to "OFF," but did not regain normal rudder control. The captained continued the approach, and landed uneventfully. An inspection by maintenance personnel revealed that the right aft rudder cable had separated. The cable was change 50.6 hours before the incident. The incident rudder cable met its original design specifications, and had separated in overload created by a bend or kink in the cable. Examination of the cable guide revealed a shiny wear pattern with no scrapes or gouges. The break in the rudder cable was within 1 inch of the aft cable guide for the right aft rudder pulley. Two separate incidents involving flight control cables being improperly installed over a cable guide were examined. In both cases, the cables separated, but the cable guides remained intact. The wear patterns on the cable guides for the previous incidents were similar to that of the incident cable guide.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 400 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2002 | Beechcraft 400 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Critical Care Mangement | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2002 | Beechcraft 400A | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Flight Options, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2000 | Beechcraft 400A | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2003 | Beechcraft 400A | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | Executive Beechcraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1994 | Beechcraft 400 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Beechcraft Sales - South, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1991 | Beechcraft 400 | Rome, Georgia, United States | Bruno's Inc | Fatal | 9 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172SP | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Esquire Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 2001 | De Havilland DH-82 TIGER MOTH | Allamuchy, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States | William L. Teubner | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Mooney M20J | East Greenwich, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2001 | Cessna 170B | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Air & Space 18A | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |