Cessna 525A N701TF
16 February 2006 · Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 February 2006 at about 21:47 local time, a Cessna 525A registered N701TF was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, United States. 5 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tampa International Airport (TPA)
- Coordinates
- 27.9756, -82.5331
- Aircraft
- Cessna 525A
- Registration
- N701TF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marco Island → Tampa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA06LA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
Failure of both the left main and auxiliary brake lines due to fatigue cracking, rendering directional control impossible. A contributing factor in this accident was the airport sign concrete pad.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed on runway 18L. During the landing rollout, the airplane "swerved" to the right with application of brakes. The pilot corrected back to the runway centerline with rudder. He applied brakes again and the airplane again "swerved" to the right. He again corrected back to the runway centerline and applied the brakes a third time. The airplane again "swerved" to the right. He then applied the emergency brake. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and struck the concrete pad of a runway marker sign. An FAA inspector reported finding hydraulic fluid covering the left main landing gear. He said the main and auxiliary left brake lines were both fractured, and the right main landing gear tire was "shredded off the wheel." According to NTSB's Materials Laboratory Factual Report, the brake line transmits hydraulic fluid and the auxiliary brake line transmits compressed nitrogen. Both brake line fractures were the result of fatigue cracking. No mechanical or other damage was evident on the exterior of the line in the initiation area. Maintenance records dating back to the airplane's date of manufacture revealed the brake lines had never been removed or replaced.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 525 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2006 | Cessna 525 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2005 | Cessna 525 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jan 2007 | Cessna 525 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Sunquest Executive Air Charter | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 2005 | Cessna 525 | Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2005 | Cessna 525A | Newnan, Georgia, United States | Beehawk Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2005 | Cessna 525A | Valencia, Venezuela | Venequip | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2006 | Lake LA-4-200 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 2006 | Mooney M20J | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2006 | Beechcraft A24R | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 19 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-34-200 | Deland, Florida, United States | Phoenix East Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2006 | Howard DGA-15P | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |