20081029850129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Mesa, AZ · October 29, 2008

Date: October 29, 2008 · 19:59 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Fld
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N421PC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA029
Reported as: Cessna 421C
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,700 total156 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

N421PCRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2010 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0255 Airframe modelCessna 421C

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What happened

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(-23) On October 29, 2008, at 0295 zulu (1959 MST), Cessna 421C, N421PC, made a partial gear-up landing at Falcon field in Mesa, Arizona. The flight departed from montgomery field in san diego, California, and the pilot said there were no problems with the aircraft during the flight to Mesa. During the approach to Falcon field, the left main landing gear failed to extend when the pilot selected gear down. A fly-by confirmed the left main landing gear was not extended. The pilot performed the emergency landing gear extention procedure, but the left main landing gear still did not extend. The aircraft landed with the left main landing gear retracted and, when the left wing contacted the runway, the aircraft spun to the left and slid off of the runway, right wing first. The right main landing gear partially collapsed as the aircraft slid into the ditch beside the runway, and one runway light was damaged. There were 5 people on board and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 29, 2008, AT 0295 ZULU (1959 MST), CESSNA 421C, N421PC, MADE A PARTIAL GEAR-UP LANDING AT FALCON FIELD IN MESA, ARIZONA. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM MONTGOMERY FIELD IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, AND THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FLIGHT TO MESA. DURING THE APPROACH TO FALCON FIELD, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. A FLY-BY CONFIRMED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENTION PROCEDURE, BUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STILL DID NOT EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND, WHEN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE LEFT AND SLID OFF OF THE RUNWAY, RIGHT WING FIRST. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO THE DITCH BESIDE THE RUNWAY, AND ONE RUNWAY LIGHT WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE 5 PEOPLE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES.

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 WPR09LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMesa, AZThe failure of the hydraulic landing gear extension systems due to a ruptured line.Oct 30, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N421PC · 1

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

Incident 19851029064639IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Charleston, SCNose landing gear collapsed during rollout. Rod end failed where actuator attaches to drag brace.Oct 29, 1985 · Minor damage