# Accident 19990923044349A: Cessna 421C, Santa Monica, CA, September 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1999, 07:02 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0091° N, 118.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0091&lon=-118.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26585-2001-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990923044349A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1999, AT 0702 PDT, N26585, A CESSNA 421C, CRASHED ON LANDING AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT AFTER EXECUTING THE RUNWAY 21 VOR-A APPROACH. ON TOUCH-DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO A HARD LANDING AND A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, EVACUATED THE A/C THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES (BURNS) WHILE DOING SO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA310), Sep 23, 1999: Cessna 421C (N26585), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to establish and maintain a stabilized approach, which resulted in a hard landing and on-ground collision with the airport VASI display.

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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