Pine Shadows Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

North Ft. Myers, Florida 33903
Thursday, June 27, 1991 20:47 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

PILOT STATED LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE INITIATED A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT BUT DID NOT SHUTDOWN ENGINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE ACFT YAWED LEFT AND FELL OFF ON THE LEFT WING AS IF IT HAD STALLED. HE REGAINED PARTIAL CONTROL AND AIMED FOR A STREET. ACFT HIT ROOF OF HOUSE WHILE IN RIGHT BANK AND THEN CARTWHEELED ACROSS THE STREET. LEFT ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE DETONATION DAMAGE AND THE TURBOCHARGER WASTE GATE DOOR WAS MISSING ANTIVIBRATION SPRING. THE PIN CONNECTING THE DOOR AND ACTUATOR WAS FAILED. EVIDENCE INDICATED PIN HAD FAILED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT FLIGHT. SOOT INSIDE LEFT WASTEGATE INDICATED DOOR HAD BEEN FULLY CLOSED FOR SOMETIME. NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS FOUND AND RIGHT PROPELLER SHOWED DAMAGE INDICATIVE OF ROTATION UNDER POWER AT GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO FOLLOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED FOLLOWING LOSS OF POWER IN ONE ENGINE RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WITH SUBSEQUENT INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH AN OBJECT AND THE TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/27/1991
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 2047
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City NORTH FT. MYERS
Event State FLORIDA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 33903
Event Date Year 1991
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport PINE SHADOWS AIRPARK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 94FL
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 270
Airport Elevation 11
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2050 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 170
Weather Observation Facility ID FMY
Elevation of weather observation facility 18
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 9
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height 20000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 30
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 24
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 1300
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 3
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 2
Injury Total All 5
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 633
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 44709
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 10:22AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4940T
NTSB Number MIA91FA172
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 411
Aircraft Series Identifier 411
Aircraft Serial Number 411-0140
Certified Max Gross Weight 6500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 8
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 1 1990 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 52
Airframe Hours 3358
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name MARY JANE HALL
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3761 DOWNWIND LANE
Aircraft Owner City N. FT. MYERS
Aircraft Owner State FL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 33917
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name CONRAD RAMAKER
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 3761 DOWNWIND LANE
Operator City N. FT. MYERS
Operator State FL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 33917
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 2046
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 27
Runway Length 3200
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --