# Incident 19980210007539I: Cessna 421C, Cresco, IA, February 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1998, 06:20 local time
- Place: Cresco, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3717° N, 92.1163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cresco, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3717&lon=-92.1163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421RT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,450 total, 150 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980210007539I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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