# Accident 19961208037549A: Cessna 421C, St Petersburg-C, FL, December 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Petersburg-C, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9102° N, 82.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9102&lon=-82.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5195C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5195C-1998-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,294 total, 1,577 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961208037549A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT, UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY, CRASH LANDED SE OF AIRPORT. (.4)THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING RIGHT ENGINE AND A SUBSEQUENT TOTAL LOSS OF RIGHT ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT STATED HE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH SOME TREES AND THE GROUND AS HE MANEUVERED FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING. SERVICE BULLETIN, CSB 94-4, WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 13, 1994, REGARDING STARTER ADAPTER SHAFT GEAR AND CRANK GEAR INSPECTIONS. THIS BULLETIN REQUIRED INSPECTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER ADAPTER AND CRANKSHAFT GEAR TEETH. THE RIGHT ENGINE INSPECTION DISCLOSED THAT THE HOLES OF THE STARTER ADAPTER DISPLAYED MARKS TYPICAL OF MISALIGNMENT DURING INSTALLATION OF THE ADAPTER.

## 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 ATL97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA022), Dec 8, 1996: Cessna 421C (N5195C), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper installation of the new starter adapter by maintenance personnel.

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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