19940729025049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Polacca, AZ · July 29, 1994

Date: July 29, 1994 · 16:20 local
Place: Polacca, AZ
Airport: Polacca Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JXZA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N985RA
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX94LA302
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,121 total87 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N985RARegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2007 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0083 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 421C Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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Overran runway on landing into soft sand. Collapsed nose gear. Delayed braking when a bird hit windshield.

As the FAA filed it

OVERRAN RUNWAY ON LANDING INTO SOFT SAND. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. DELAYED BRAKING WHEN A BIRD HIT WINDSHIELD.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX94LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPolacca, AZthe pilot's attempt to make a 180-degree turn in soft sand at a speed which imposed side loading on the nose gear. Factors were the pilot's decision to continue the approach beyond the planned touchdown point, the effect of the runway surface on braking…Jul 29, 1994 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N985RA · 3

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

Incident 20010221002949IDescent · Buffalo, NY(-23) On 2/21/01 at 2017 EST, a Cessna CE-412C, s/n 421-CO093, registered to the cardinal construction management corp., landed on runway 32 at Buffalo international airport, NY after reporting an unsafe landing gear indication. The pilot recycled the gear…Feb 21, 2001 Incident 19900430011959IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Scottsdale, AZNo nose gear down light. Returned to departure point. Landed nose gear up. Found disconnected actuating rod.Apr 30, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19841118066079IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Phoenix, AZNose gear would not extend fully, numerous attempts made. Nose gear collapsed. Pn MS2124S4K rod end broken.Nov 18, 1984 · Minor damage