19851018054689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Ft Lauderdale, FL · October 18, 1985

Date
October 18, 1985 · 08:42 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N657WM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86FA014
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520N
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,182 total367 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Light mist and glare from sun reduced visibility after exiting rain shower. Tried go around but hit hard off runway

As the FAA filed it

LIGHT MIST AND GLARE FROM SUN REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER EXITING RAIN SHOWER. TRIED GO AROUND BUT HIT HARD OFF RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

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