# Accident 19940503015989A: Cessna 421A, Richlands, VA, May 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Richlands, VA
- Airport: Tazewell County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0904° N, 78.3704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0904&lon=-78.3704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2211W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2211W-2000-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 6 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940503015989A

## Narrative

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

NOSE VIBRATION LANDING AFTER NOSE FIRST IMPACT. LOW TIME IN TYPE. FAILED TO FLARE AND OR USE AFT TRIM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA084), May 3, 1994: Cessna 421A (N2211W), Richlands, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HARD LANDING, AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED RATE OF DESCENT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N2211W (1)

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

- [Incident 19850620033589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620033589I), Jun 20, 1985: Cessna 421A (N2211W), Islip, NY, Minor damage. Unsafe left gear indication and unable to correct by manual means. Collapsed on rollout. Push pull tube failed.

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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