# Accident 19940729025049A: Cessna 421C, Polacca, AZ, July 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1994, 16:20 local time
- Place: Polacca, AZ
- Airport: Polacca Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JXZA
- Location: 35.7610° N, 110.2490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7610&lon=-110.2490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985RA-2007-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,121 total, 87 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729025049A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX94LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA302), Jul 29, 1994: Cessna 421C (N985RA), Polacca, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N985RA (3)

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

- [Incident 20010221002949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010221002949I), Feb 21, 2001: Cessna 421C (N985RA), 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…
- [Incident 19900430011959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430011959I), Apr 30, 1990: Cessna 421C (N985RA), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. No nose gear down light. Returned to departure point. Landed nose gear up. Found disconnected actuating rod.
- [Incident 19841118066079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118066079I), Nov 18, 1984: Cessna 421C (N985RA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend fully, numerous attempts made. Nose gear collapsed. Pn MS2124S4K rod end broken.

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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