OpenAirDocs.org

20100324029829I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Caruthersville, MO · March 24, 2010

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
March 24, 2010 · 17:30 local
Place
Caruthersville, MO
Airport
Caruthersville Memorial
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N421LF
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO-520-L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,052 total24 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N421LFRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0059Airframe modelCessna 421CEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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.

Aircraft was on final approach to Caruthersville, MO (M05) runway 18, pilot reported full flaps and three green gear annunciators. Just prior to touchdown, pilot reported hydraulic warning lights on annunciator panel flicker. Pilot saw fluid on left engine cowling. Red light on nose landing gear came on at the touchdown of the main landing gear and when nose wheel touched down, the nose landing gear collapsed. Visible damage to propellers and nose fuselage. Pilot had no injuries to report

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO CARUTHERSVILLE, MO (M05) RUNWAY 18, PILOT REPORTED FULL FLAPS AND THREE GREEN GEAR ANNUNCIATORS. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, PILOT REPORTED HYDRAULIC WARNING LIGHTS ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL FLICKER. PILOT SAW FLUID ON LEFT ENGINE COWLING. RED LIGHT ON NOSE LANDING GEAR CAME ON AT THE TOUCHDOWN OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WHEN NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPELLERS AND NOSE FUSELAGE. PILOT HAD NO INJURIES TO REPORT

Other reports on N421LF · 1

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

Incident 19921022046169IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lubbock, TXFuel pressure dropping on left engine. Engine secured. Precautionary landing. Found a loose fuel line connection.Oct 22, 1992