Cessna 414 N1654T

Summary

On 17 June 2005 at about 20:59 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N1654T was involved in an accident near Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 2005 at 20:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Butler County Airport (BTP)

Coordinates

40.7767, -79.9497

Aircraft

Cessna 414

Registration

N1654T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Butler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD05LA079

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to conduct the flight with a known equipment deficiency. A factor was the tailwind condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot conducted a landing to a 3,598-foot runway with a quartering tailwind. During the landing roll the pilot applied increasing levels of braking pressure; however, the desired braking action was not achieved. The airplane subsequently overran the runway and impacted a fence, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot later stated that the landing was conducted without wing flaps because they were inoperative, and had been for several flights prior to the accident flight. The pilot also stated that another individual on a prior flight had advised him that the brakes felt "spongy." Following the accident, brake system pressure was measured at the brake bleeder ports for both the left and right brakes. After pumping the brakes, maximum pressures of 150 psi for the left system, and 50 psi for the right system were noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.