19890703018809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Ft Lauderdale, FL · July 3, 1989

Date
July 3, 1989 · 03:00 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N149RT
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA183
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520N
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Failed to arrest a high sink rate on final. Impact with runway collapsed all three landing gears.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO ARREST A HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. IMPACT WITH RUNWAY COLLAPSED ALL THREE LANDING GEARS.

NTSB investigation

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