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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Cresco, IA · February 10, 1998

Date: February 10, 1998 · 06:20 local
Place: Cresco, IA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N421RT
Reported as: Cessna 421C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,450 total150 in this make and model225 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: the aircrft departed runway 15 at the Cresco, Iowa, airport. The pilot stated that the weather was foggy and he was able to see three or four runway lights on takeoff. Aircraft systems checked ok before takeoff, all deicing equipment was on with a normal takeoff. Pilot said after takeoff and with positive rate of climb he retracted the landing gear. Airspeed was at 105 KTS., pilot started right turn on course. Aircraft right prop struck ground first with left prop and fuselage next, traveling .2 of a mile on a snow covered field. privacy data omitted The static system, airspeed indicator, and flight director were checked for system failure. All systems checked within normal limits.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 15 AT THE CRESCO, IOWA, AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS FOGGY AND HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THREE OR FOUR RUNWAY LIGHTS ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CHECKED OK BEFORE TAKEOFF, ALL DEICING EQUIPMENT WAS ON WITH A NORMAL TAKEOFF. PILOT SAID AFTER TAKEOFF AND WITH POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. AIRSPEED WAS AT 105 KTS., PILOT STARTED RIGHT TURN ON COURSE. AIRCRAFT RIGHT PROP STRUCK GROUND FIRST WITH LEFT PROP AND FUSELAGE NEXT, TRAVELING .2 OF A MILE ON A SNOW COVERED FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE STATIC SYSTEM, AIRSPEED INDICATOR, AND FLIGHT DIRECTOR WERE CHECKED FOR SYSTEM FAILURE. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.