# Accident 20010817031949A: Cessna 421B, Newbraunfels, TX, August 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2001, 10:15 local time
- Place: Newbraunfels, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7044° N, 98.0422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7044&lon=-98.0422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5286Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5286Z-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010817031949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RNWY 17 PILOT CHANGED HIS MIND ON SHORT FINAL TO LAND ON RNWY 13. AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP RIGHT BANK LEFT OF CENTER LINE CORRECTING TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SLID FROM FAR LEFT OF CENTER LINE TO FAR RIGHT OF CENTER LINE. NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR REMAINED INTACT. RIGHT GEAR WAS TWISTED DUE TO SIDE LOADING IMPACT. RIGHT PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW01LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA186), Aug 17, 2001: Cessna 421B (N5286Z), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate flare of the airplane resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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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