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FAA incident report · Cessna 421A · Southern Pines, NC · November 13, 1997

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Date
November 13, 1997 · 12:30 local
Place
Southern Pines, NC
Airport
Moore County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
GGICC
Reported as
Cessna 421A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
640 total180 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on November 13, 1997, at approximately 1230 EST, a Cessna 421-A (c-gicc) registered in Canada to crown mail and delivery, po box 1434, hangar 4, brantford, ontario, Canada N3TFT6 was piloted by Mr. David a. ippolito on final approach to Moore County Airport, Southern Pines, north carolina, when the aircraft made a gear up landing. The canadian certificated pilot indicated that everything on final approach appeared to be normal and the before landing checks were completed. Upon landing, the pilot stated he heard a grinding noise and assumed the gear had collapsed. The aircraft slid approximately 650 yards to a stop. Crew and passengers exited the aircraft without injury. Ms. Christi drusha, a ticket agent at usairways, witnessed the gear up landing. Ms. Drusha stated that she saw the aircraft on final approach with the gear up and that it appeared when the aircraft touched down the pilot tried to make a go-around but was unsuccessful (see statement). This appears to be consistent with the damage the aircraft sustained. The damage was limited to the under skin and the propellers. At this time the incident is closed and being forwarded to the canadian department of transportation. No further action.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 13, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 EST, A CESSNA 421-A (C-GICC) REGISTERED IN CANADA TO CROWN MAIL AND DELIVERY, PO BOX 1434, HANGAR 4, BRANTFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA N3TFT6 WAS PILOTED BY MR. DAVID A. IPPOLITO ON FINAL APPROACH TO MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT, SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING. THE CANADIAN CERTIFICATED PILOT INDICATED THAT EVERYTHING ON FINAL APPROACH APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AND THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKS WERE COMPLETED. UPON LANDING, THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND ASSUMED THE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 650 YARDS TO A STOP. CREW AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. MS. CHRISTI DRUSHA, A TICKET AGENT AT USAIRWAYS, WITNESSED THE GEAR UP LANDING. MS. DRUSHA STATED THAT SHE SAW THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH WITH THE GEAR UP AND THAT IT APPEARED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL (SEE STATEMENT). THIS APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE UNDER SKIN AND THE PROPELLERS. AT THIS TIME THE INCIDENT IS CLOSED AND BEING FORWARDED TO THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. NO FURTHER ACTION.