26.2034° N, 98.2300° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 28, 2001 · 13:04 local
Place
Mc Allen, TX
Airport
Miller International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
XBENX
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,500 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Landing gear would not come down. Aircraft belly landed with minor damage to aircraft. No fire, no NMAC. Pilot shut engines off on final causing minor damage to the propellers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN. AIRCRAFT BELLY LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO FIRE, NO NMAC. PILOT SHUT ENGINES OFF ON FINAL CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS.