# Accident 20091003019429A: Cessna 421B, San Simeon, CA, October 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2009, 17:16 local time
- Place: San Simeon, CA
- Airport: San Simeon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K4SA
- Location: 35.6182° N, 121.1374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Simeon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6182&lon=-121.1374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31KT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,612 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003019429A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT (KENNETH SMITH) LEFT THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT OT OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR.  BY THE PILOT'S OWN ADMISSION TO SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED BACK INTO A PARKED VEHICLE DAMAGING THE LEFT ELEVATOR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND AFT TAILCONE BULK HEAD THAT INCLUDES THE STABILIZER ATTACH HINGE BRACKETS.  THE PILOT (KENNETH SMITH) WAS COUNCELLED ON THE USE OF FOLLWOING THE OPERATORS SHUT-DOWN CHECK LIST.

## 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 WPR10LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA002), Oct 3, 2009: Cessna 421B (N31KT), San Simeon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer’s checklist and set the parking brake.

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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