# Accident 19950827027079A: Cessna 421C, Chinle, AZ, August 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1995, 20:03 local time
- Place: Chinle, AZ
- Airport: Chinle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IDUA
- Location: 36.2295° N, 109.5692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2295&lon=-109.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N745CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N745CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950827027079A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN RUNWAY LANDING WITH A 30 KNOT TAILWIND. TOUCHDOWN MIDWAY. WANTED TO AVOID OBSTACLES FOR LANDING ON 35.

## 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 LAX95LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA315), Aug 28, 1995: Cessna 421C (N745CA), Chinle, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of a runway inappropriate for the tailwind condition and his resultant failure to achieve a touchdown point which would allow the aircraft to stop prior to over running the…

## Other reports on N745CA (1)

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

- [Incident 19930108004809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108004809I), Jan 8, 1993: Cessna 421 (N745CA), San Antonio, TX. Pilot attempting to taxi around another aircraft for takeoff. Became stuck in the mud. Called for tug.

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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