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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 421A · Henderson, NV · July 13, 2004

Date: July 13, 2004 · 20:05 local
Place: Henderson, NV
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MNOA
Aircraft: N421MD
Reported as: Cessna 421A
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total1,000 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

N421MDRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0516 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 421C Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 13, 2004, aircraft N421MD, CE-421A departed maccarran international airport. The aircraft was piloted by marvin ray grimmet (ATP cert. # 2384633). According to the pilot, as he approached 12,000 feet the right engine started to quit as if it had fuel starvation. He switched fuel tanks and turned the low fuel pump on but to no avail. He adjusted the fuel mixture forward, however the engine wanted to quit. He also noticed that the oil pressure dropped to nearly zero and the manifold pressure to 12"-15". He then feathered the engine and declared an emergency and landed uneventful with the right engine out at Henderson airport at about 2005.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 13, 2004, AIRCRAFT N421MD, CE-421A DEPARTED MACCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY MARVIN RAY GRIMMET (ATP CERT. # 2384633). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS HE APPROACHED 12,000 FEET THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO QUIT AS IF IT HAD FUEL STARVATION. HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED THE LOW FUEL PUMP ON BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE ADJUSTED THE FUEL MIXTURE FORWARD, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WANTED TO QUIT. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO NEARLY ZERO AND THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE TO 12"-15". HE THEN FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE OUT AT HENDERSON AIRPORT AT ABOUT 2005.