Cessna 414A N53WT

Summary

On 6 May 2007 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 414A registered N53WT was involved in an accident near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States. 3 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

6 May 2007 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Door County Cherryland (SUE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 414A

Registration

N53WT

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Iron Mountain → Sturgeon Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07LA135

Nobody was injured.

Worn brakes which resulted in an overrun during landing. A fence was a factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that about eight minutes prior to landing, the right hydraulic light on the annunciator panel illuminated. He lowered the landing gear and continued to his destination. He flew the approach with flaps deployed halfway due to a crosswind, and upon touchdown at a "normal point and airspeed," he deployed full flaps. The pilot reported that the brakes had little or no effect. The airplane overran the runway, went through a chain link perimeter fence, and came to a stop on a perimeter road 449 feet from the edge of the runway. The inspection of the runway revealed black skid marks from both left and right main gear tires continuing to the end of the runway 20, where furrows from both main tires continued through the grass almost to the fence line. The inspection of the brake assemblies by a mechanic revealed that both brake discs and pads were worn and in need of service. The right brake was leaking fluid. The mechanic reported that the left side required a new brake disc and new brake pads, and the right side required new brake pads. Wind conditions were reported as 070 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.