# Incident 19920529024429I: Cessna 421C, Waco, TX, May 29, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Waco Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6122° N, 97.2303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WACO RGNL (ACT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6122&lon=-97.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8181G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8181G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920529024429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF.RETURNED.NOSE GEAR FOLDED.FOUND BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE,ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK.

## Other reports on N8181G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230102000909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230102000909I), Jan 2, 2023: Cessna 421C (N8181G), Twin Falls, ID, No damage. PIC stated that after throttle up for takeoff he performed a low-speed abort because left engine failed to produce adequate takeoff thrust. Left engine run-up…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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