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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Spanish Fork, UT · February 10, 1982

Date: February 10, 1982 · 11:00 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5439J
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN82DA030
Reported as: Cessna 421B
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520H
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,753 total2,543 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N5439JRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2013 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0898 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 421B Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Directional control was lost during landing because wheel would not rotate due to frozen slush from departure point

As the FAA filed it

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST DURING LANDING BECAUSE WHEEL WOULD NOT ROTATE DUE TO FROZEN SLUSH FROM DEPARTURE POINT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN82DA030Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTThe aircraft tookoff from an airport with slush on the runway, about 10 minutes later, the pilot landed at another airport. The runway at the destination airport was covered with dry snow. During touchdown, the aircraft veered left and hit a snowbank beside…Feb 10, 1982 · Substantial damage