20010509026259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Angwin, CA · May 9, 2001

Date
May 9, 2001 · 08:05 local
Place
Angwin, CA
Airport
Virgil O Parrett Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26560
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX01LA169
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,118 total313 in this make and model25 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.

(-23) On touchdown, right main tire blew out, causing aircraft to veer off runway and through two fences before coming to stop. (.19) on may 9, 2001, about 0805 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N26560, owned and operated by the pilot, veered off the runway and collided with a fence during landing rollout at the Angwin-Parrett field, Angwin, California. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. The third passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The business flight was performed under 14 CFR part 91, and it originated from stockton, California, about 0740. The pilot indicated that his landing was normal. He opined that the right brake locked up during rollout. Thereafter, he was not able to maintain directional control, and the airplane exited the runway. According to the federal aviation administration coordinator, an examination of the runway revealed evidence of approximately 600-foot-long right main landing gear tire skid marks starting an estimated 500 feet beyond the landing threshold of runway 16. The skid marks t erminated near where the airplane veered off the west side of the runway, bout midfield. The airplane stopped upon traversing a field and colliding with a fence pole. (.4) on may 9, 2001, about 0805 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N26560, veered off the runway and collided with a fence during landing rollout at the Angwin-Parrett field, Angwin, California. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot, and it was substantially damaged during the mishap. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. The third passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The business flight was performed under 14 CFR part 91, and it originated from stockton, California, about 0735. The pilot and a passenger indicated to the national transportation safety board investigator that the touchdown felt normal. The pilot also reported that he believed the right brake locked up during rollout. Thereafter, he was not able to maintain directional control of his airplane. The pilot subsequently reported that his total experience flying airplanes was 1,117. 8 hours. His experience flying the Cessna 421C was 312.5 hours. According to the federal aviation administration coordinator, an examination of the runway revealed evidence of approximately 600-foot-long right main landing gear tire skid marks starting an estimated 500 feet beyond the landing threshold of runway 16. The skid marks terminated near where the airplane veered off the west side of the runway, about midfield. The airplane stopped upon traversing a field and colliding with a fence pole. At the time of the mishap, the wind was calm. The reason for the brake lockup was not determined.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY AND THROUGH TWO FENCES BEFORE COMING TO STOP. (.19) ON MAY 9, 2001, ABOUT 0805 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 421C, N26560, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE ANGWIN-PARRETT FIELD, ANGWIN, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE THIRD PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND IT ORIGINATED FROM STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 0740. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HIS LANDING WAS NORMAL. HE OPINED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP DURING ROLLOUT. THEREAFTER, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR, AN EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY REVEALED EVIDENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 600-FOOT-LONG RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE SKID MARKS STARTING AN ESTIMATED 500 FEET BEYOND THE LANDING THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 16. THE SKID MARKS T ERMINATED NEAR WHERE THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BOUT MIDFIELD. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED UPON TRAVERSING A FIELD AND COLLIDING WITH A FENCE POLE. (.4) ON MAY 9, 2001, ABOUT 0805 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 421C, N26560, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE ANGWIN-PARRETT FIELD, ANGWIN, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, AND IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE MISHAP. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE THIRD PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND IT ORIGINATED FROM STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 0735. THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER INDICATED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE TOUCHDOWN FELT NORMAL. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT HE BELIEVED THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP DURING ROLLOUT. THEREAFTER, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED THAT HIS TOTAL EXPERIENCE FLYING AIRPLANES WAS 1,117. 8 HOURS. HIS EXPERIENCE FLYING THE CESSNA 421C WAS 312.5 HOURS. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR, AN EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY REVEALED EVIDENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 600-FOOT-LONG RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE SKID MARKS STARTING AN ESTIMATED 500 FEET BEYOND THE LANDING THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 16. THE SKID MARKS TERMINATED NEAR WHERE THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, ABOUT MIDFIELD. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED UPON TRAVERSING A FIELD AND COLLIDING WITH A FENCE POLE. AT THE TIME OF THE MISHAP, THE WIND WAS CALM. THE REASON FOR THE BRAKE LOCKUP WAS NOT DETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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