CESSNA 414

Pleasanton, TX, June 16, 2014

Event Information

DateJune 16, 2014
Event TypeACC
LocationPleasanton, TX
CountryUSA
Coordinates28.95933, -98.48942
AirportPleasanton Municipal
Highest InjuryMINR
NTSB NumberCEN14CA295
Event ID20140617X55442

Aircraft

MakeCESSNA
Model414
Registration #N1671T
OperatorPing Ze Aviation LLC
OwnerPing Ze Aviation LLC
CategoryAIR
FAR Part091
Aircraft DamageSUBS

Conditions

Light ConditionDAYL
WeatherVMC

Injuries

Fatal0
Serious0
Minor5
None1
Total Injured5

Event Location

Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an aborted landing due to an encounter with a tailwind.

Full Narrative

The pilot obtained the airport's weather information prior to landing, which included wind from 250 degrees at 9 knots gusting to 20 knots. He realized that he would land with a 90 degree crosswind on either runway and elected to land on the runway 34. When the airplane was on short final, the pilot realized the wind had shifted to a direct tailwind and he immediately executed a go-around. The pilot established a 500 feet per minute climb at an airspeed of 120 knots. When the airplane was about 200-feet-above the ground, the airplane began to descend and the airspeed began to decrease. The pilot was unable to arrest the descent and lowered the airplane's nose in an attempt to gain airspeed, but the airplane stalled and rolled left The pilot leveled the wings and the airplane impacted the ground in a level attitude, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane's fuselage and right wing. Wind reported five minutes after the accident was from 130 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 19 knots. The pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or engines that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.

About This NTSB Record

This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.

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