Cessna 401B | N122AT

The DTSB determines the Probable Cause of this accident to be Pilot Error, in that the accident pilot elected to make a heavy weight takeoff from the very short 3541 foot runway 32, and did encounter a loss of thrust, or a reduction of thrust on the left engine immediately after takeoff, and did not apply the proper conditioned OEI procedure in a timely manner, whereupon aircraft speed decayed well below Vmca, and the aircraft rolled left in flight and impacted nearly vertical. The wreckage exploded upon impact and was confined to the back yard of 4 homes located at 4923 Trinidad Drive, 4925 Trinidad Drive, 25745 Aldus Drive, 25749 Aldus Drive, Grand Oaks, FL.

The DTSB recommends that all pilot of all multi engine aircraft rehearse and condition themselves for all loss of thrust, or reduction of thrust AQP scenarios, and be fully ready to lower the nose, raise the gear, feather the inoperative engine, and commit to flying straight ahead between Vxse and Vyse, and climb without use of ailerons until achieving 1000 AGL and leveling off. The DTSB recommends that you be fully aware: You have about 3 seconds to do everything perfect in this scenario. If your conditioned response is not perfect and timely, you will not survive.