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FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Kokomo, IN · May 22, 2007

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Date
May 22, 2007 · 07:05 local
Place
Kokomo, IN
Airport
Kokomo Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MLJA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N85SC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA152
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,450 total70 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N85SCRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2008 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0026 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 421CEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) May 22, 2007 at approximately 07:05 am, N85SK a Cessna 421-C departed runway 23 t the Kokomo Municipal Airport with four passengers and a crew of one onboard. This was an CFR 14 part 135 flight from Kokomo Indiana to ruston Louisiana. Visual meteorological conditions existed and the flight was being operated under instrument flight rules. Shortly after take-off, the pilot privacy data omitted observed smoke and oil coming from the left engine. A precautionary shut down of this engine was done at an altitude of 500 feet and a landing attempted on runway 32 at the Kokomo airport. The pilot did not conduct a stabilized approach, mismanaged the engine controls by not reducing power during the flare, and lost control of the aircraft during the landing roll. The aircraft departed the northwest side of the runway which caused the landing gear to separate from the aircraft. The number five valve cover was found to be loose on the left engine. There were no injuries to any of the passengers or crew. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MAY 22, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:05 AM, N85SK A CESSNA 421-C DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 T THE KOKOMO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITH FOUR PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF ONE ONBOARD. THIS WAS AN CFR 14 PART 135 FLIGHT FROM KOKOMO INDIANA TO RUSTON LOUISIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OBSERVED SMOKE AND OIL COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. A PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN OF THIS ENGINE WAS DONE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FEET AND A LANDING ATTEMPTED ON RUNWAY 32 AT THE KOKOMO AIRPORT. THE PILOT DID NOT CONDUCT A STABILIZED APPROACH, MISMANAGED THE ENGINE CONTROLS BY NOT REDUCING POWER DURING THE FLARE, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE NUMBER FIVE VALVE COVER WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE PASSENGERS OR CREW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKokomo, INThe pilot not obtaining proper alignment with the runway during the emergency landing after takeoff, which imparted an excessive side load on the landing gear. Factors contributing to the accident were the unstabilized approach and engine shutdown due to the…May 22, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N85SC · 1

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

Incident 19930412052079ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Indianapolis, INManifold pressure drop on takeoff. Aborted. Departed end of runway. Found turbocharger wastegate had failed.Apr 12, 1993 · Minor damage