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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421 · Middletown, PA · June 5, 2001

Date: June 5, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: CFGDU
Reported as: Cessna 421
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total424 in this make and model

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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 June 5, 2001, at 1430 hours, a Cessna 421 (cfgdu) owner and operated by canadian pilot david haines landed at MDT airport in Middletown, PA. Upon landing, all the gear collapsed. This flight was conducted under FAR part 91 in visual meteorological conditions. The aircraft received minor damage and there were no injuries. Pilot haines stated that he had smoke in the cockpit, and turned off the master switch. After entering the pattern, he turned on the master switch to lower the gear. The cockpit again filled with smoke. He turned the master off, and continued to lower the gear manually. Upon landing, the gear collapsed. Investigation revealed the smoke may have been caused by the heater.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 5, 2001, AT 1430 HOURS, A CESSNA 421 (CFGDU) OWNER AND OPERATED BY CANADIAN PILOT DAVID HAINES LANDED AT MDT AIRPORT IN MIDDLETOWN, PA. UPON LANDING, ALL THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PILOT HAINES STATED THAT HE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH. AFTER ENTERING THE PATTERN, HE TURNED ON THE MASTER SWITCH TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE COCKPIT AGAIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. HE TURNED THE MASTER OFF, AND CONTINUED TO LOWER THE GEAR MANUALLY. UPON LANDING, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SMOKE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE HEATER.