# Accident 20070522011769A: Cessna 421C, Kokomo, IN, May 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2007, 07:05 local time
- Place: Kokomo, IN
- Airport: Kokomo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MLJA
- Location: 40.5281° N, 86.0589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5281&lon=-86.0589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85SC-2008-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 70 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070522011769A

## Narrative

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

(-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^

## 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 CHI07CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA152), May 22, 2007: Cessna 421C (N85SC), Kokomo, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N85SC (1)

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

- [Incident 19930412052079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412052079I), Apr 12, 1993: Cessna 421C (N85SC), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Manifold pressure drop on takeoff. Aborted. Departed end of runway. Found turbocharger wastegate had failed.

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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