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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · March 18, 2010

Date
March 18, 2010 · 07:30 local
Airport
Artesia Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3382Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA166
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
11,500 total1,500 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On March 18, 2010, the pilot of N3382Q, a Cessna 421 aircraft, executed a go around at Artesia Municipal Airport (ats), Artesia, new Mexico. During the go around he lost power on the left engine and subsequently landed on a field approximately 2 miles southwest of ats. There were no injuries to the pilot and the accompanying passenger. No flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 flight.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 18, 2010, THE PILOT OF N3382Q, A CESSNA 421 AIRCRAFT, EXECUTED A GO AROUND AT ARTESIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ATS), ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO. DURING THE GO AROUND HE LOST POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED ON A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THE ACCOMPANYING PASSENGER. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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