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FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Houston, TX · December 27, 1998

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Date
December 27, 1998 · 20:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N421MG
Reported as
Cessna 421C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total70 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N421MGRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0662Airframe modelCessna 421C

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What happened

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

Acft aborted take-off for unknown reasons and ran off the end of the rwy. (-23) takeoff was on rwy 17R at dwh, at approximately 2000 local. Pilot stated that he set 25 inches map before brake release and then "walked the power up" until reaching full power about 1500 feet down the runway. He said that at 100 KIAS he pulled back on the yoke to rotate but that the yoke travel was restricted and nose would not come up. Pilot stated that he decided to abort takeoff at about 125 KIAS with about 2500 feet remaining on the 7000 foot hard-surface runway. Pilot stated that he moved power to idle and applied maximum braking. Pilot stated that he applied left rudder to avoid runway light as he went off departure end of runway into soft dirt. Nose gear collapsed aft and both propellers struck the ground. No injuries to occupants or the other poeple. Pilot estimates that occupants and fuel weighed about 1200 pounds at takeoff. Pilot stated that he had started flying ABOUT0800 and had logged about 6.0 hours of flight time in the incident airplane that day.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ABORTED TAKE-OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY. (-23) TAKEOFF WAS ON RWY 17R AT DWH, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 LOCAL. PILOT STATED THAT HE SET 25 INCHES MAP BEFORE BRAKE RELEASE AND THEN "WALKED THE POWER UP" UNTIL REACHING FULL POWER ABOUT 1500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT AT 100 KIAS HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO ROTATE BUT THAT THE YOKE TRAVEL WAS RESTRICTED AND NOSE WOULD NOT COME UP. PILOT STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 125 KIAS WITH ABOUT 2500 FEET REMAINING ON THE 7000 FOOT HARD-SURFACE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE MOVED POWER TO IDLE AND APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING. PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO AVOID RUNWAY LIGHT AS HE WENT OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFT AND BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND. NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OR THE OTHER POEPLE. PILOT ESTIMATES THAT OCCUPANTS AND FUEL WEIGHED ABOUT 1200 POUNDS AT TAKEOFF. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD STARTED FLYING ABOUT0800 AND HAD LOGGED ABOUT 6.0 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THE INCIDENT AIRPLANE THAT DAY.