# Accident 20080516850199A: Cessna 421B, Caldwell, NJ, May 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2008, 22:15 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8667° N, 74.2689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8667&lon=-74.2689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777FF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777FF-2008-12-11) (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
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516850199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS LOCAL ON 5/17/2008, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY 04 AT CDW AND HIT THE 2000' DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN AND 3 RUNWAY EDGE IDENTIFIER LIGHTS.  AS STATED BY THE PILOT, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AND REALIZED HIS GROUND SPEED WAS TOO HIGH AND COMMENCED THE MISSED APPROACH.  HE BROKE OUT VFR AND REQUESTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 04.  HE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2500' FROM THE LANDING THRESHOLD AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA069), May 17, 2008: Cessna 421 (N777FF), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factors in the accident were a hydroplaning condition, and a wet runway.

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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