# Incident 19970128006989I: Cessna 421C, Aspen, CO, January 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2219° N, 106.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY/SARDY FLD (ASE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2219&lon=-106.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345MS-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970128006989I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TAKEOFF THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER (MANIFOLD PRESSURE). PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RAN INTO A SNOW BANK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING, THE STOP CLAMP WAS BROKE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUN FIVE (5) TIMES BY ASPEN BASE OPERATIONS WITH NO MALFUNCTION. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BRAKE TO BE WORN AND BRAKE PRESSURE LOW. STILL LOOKING INTO THE BRAKE ISSUE WITH ASPEN BASE OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N345MS (1)

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

- [Incident 20160624010599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160624010599I), Jun 24, 2016: Cessna 421C (N345MS), Hot Springs, AR, Minor damage. On June 24, 2016, at approximately 1200 CDT, a Cessna 421C, N345MS, registered to netsoft, inc., had a "low hydraulic pressure warning light" illuminate during…

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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