ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, USA
N414NY
CESSNA 414A
DURING TKF GND RUN, AT A SPEED OF 95 KTS, THE PLT PULLED THE CONTROL WHEEL BACK TO LIFT OFF. THE CONTROL WHEEL, ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WOULD NOT GO BACK MORE THAN ABOUT 2 INCHES; WHICH IS LESS THAN HALF THE NORMAL FULL AFT TRAVEL. THE ACFT REACHED A SPEED OF ABOUT 105 KTS AND HAD TRAVELED MORE THAN HALF OF THE RWY LENGTH WHEN THE PLT ABORTED THE TKF. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT ON THE RWY. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH AN OCCUPIED CAR THAT WAS ON A NEARBY STREET. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFTSIDE VOR IND HAD LOOSENED FROM ITS MOUNTING CLAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IT WAS LAYING AGAINST THE CONTROL WHEEL TUBE, BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, LIMITING THE CONTROL WHEEL TO 2.5 INCHES OF REARWARD TRAVEL. THE PLT STATED THAT HE REMOVED THE CONTROL LOCK BEFORE ENGINE START AND PERFORMED A FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK BEFORE TKF.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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