# Incident 20050816017119I: Cessna 421B, Reno, NV, August 16, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2005, 13:10 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4991° N, 119.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/TAHOE INTL (RNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421P-2009-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050816017119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE LEFT ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND WAS SHUT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT SAFELY RETURNED TO RNO WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A 2 INCH HOLE HAD BEEN CREATED IN THE CRANKCASE BY #1 CONNECTING ROD, UNDER THE RIGHT ENGINE.

## Other reports on N421P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950603024679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950603024679I), Jun 3, 1995: Cessna 421B (N421P), Susanville, CA, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing roll into soft dirt. Prop hit a sign. Reported brake malfunction.
- [Incident 19910318007509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318007509I), Mar 18, 1991: Cessna 421B (N421P), Visalia, CA, Minor damage. Power loss and smoke from left engine. Shut down and landed. Exhaust gasses leaking from hole in exhaust manifold.

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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