# Incident 19950326011459I: Cessna 421B, Orlando, FL, March 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1995, 15:15 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5455° N, 81.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO EXEC (ORL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5455&lon=-81.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5960M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5960M-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950326011459I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON 3-26-95 HE WAS ENROUTE FROM ORLANDO TO KEY WEST. DURING CLIMBOUT THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, SO HE SHUT IT DOWN AND RETURNED TO ORLANDO. DAVID HARMON A&P 2184898 PERFORMS REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID THE RIGHT FUEL VALVE HAS AN INTERNAL LEAK ALLOWING THE MAIN TANK TO DRAIN TO THE AUX. TANK. THE PILOT HAD NO REASON TO THINK THE MAIN TANK WOULD DRAIN FASTER THAN NORMAL. THEREFORE THE ENGINE RAN OUT OF GAS BEFORE HE COULD SWITCH TO THE AUX. TANK. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW AN INFLIGHT START WITH THE AUX. TANK.

## Other reports on N5960M (3)

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

- [Incident 19910413030769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413030769I), Apr 13, 1991: Cessna 421B (N5960M), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Right main landing gear bellcrank was broken. Had evidence of previous crack.
- [Incident 19880404019999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880404019999I), Apr 4, 1988: Cessna 421B (N5960M), Chesterfield, VA, Minor damage. Engine malfunction on test flight. Returned. Engine fire on runup. Found exhaust elbow inlet separated at weld.
- [Incident 19780730047429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730047429I), Jul 30, 1978: Cessna 421 (N5960M), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Right propeller struck tail light while on edge of taxiway to clear another aircraft. Prop and light damaged.

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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