# Incident 19990113013659I: Cessna 414, Elkhart, IN, January 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1999, 16:15 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6570° N, 86.0347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (3C1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6570&lon=-86.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222AX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222AX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990113013659I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 13, 1999, CESSNA 414 EN EOUTE FROM ATHENS, GEORGIA (AHN) LANDED AT HISHAWAKA FLYING CLUB (3C1). THE WIND CAUGHT THE A/C DURING LANDING, A/C SLID ON ICE AND HIT THE SNOW BANK. RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED TO THE OUTBOARD POSITION AND LEFT GEAR FOLDED TO THE INBOARD POSITION. PRELIMINARY FINDING NOTED NO DAMAGE TO ENGINE NACELLERS, OR APPARENT TO EITHER ENGINE FIRE WALL. BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS WERE ENBEDDED IN THE SNOW PACK. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE BLADE. NLG DAMAGE WOULD BE INDICATIVE OF ITS CONTACT WITH THE SNOW BANK AND SUBSEQUENT SIDE LOAD STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY A SIDEWAY'S SLIDE PRIOR TO COMING TO REST IN THE SNOW BANK. NO VISIBLE STRUCTURE DAMAGE. MINOR RI;;LING OF SECONDARY PANELS, AND MINOR SHEE METAL DAMAGE ADJACENT TO THE OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE A/C AND RECEIVED NO INJURY.

## Other reports on N222AX (1)

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

- [Incident 19900207010839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900207010839I), Feb 7, 1990: Cessna 414 (N222AX), Denver, CO. Aircraft blew the right main tire on landing rollout. Veered off side of runway.

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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