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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421B · Sacramento, CA · May 2, 2011

Date
May 2, 2011 · 22:20 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Mccellan Airfield
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
STRA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N270CS
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11IA213
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,850 total160 in this make and model61 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.

During descent for a landing, pilot extended the flaps to full. Within a few seconds, the right flap partially retracted causing pilot to use almost full aileron deflection to controll aircraft. Pilot landed without any incident.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DESCENT FOR A LANDING, PILOT EXTENDED THE FLAPS TO FULL. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE RIGHT FLAP PARTIALLY RETRACTED CAUSING PILOT TO USE ALMOST FULL AILERON DEFLECTION TO CONTROLL AIRCRAFT. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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