20111209027819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Pampa, TX · December 9, 2011

Date: December 9, 2011 · 15:00 local
Place: Pampa, TX
Airport: Perry Lefors Field Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N421CE
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA104
Reported as: Cessna 421B
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,065 total1,800 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days

N421CERegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2013 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0008 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 421B Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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At approximately 3PM CST, on December 9, 2011, the pilot of N421CE executed a GPS approach to runway 17 at Perry Lefors Field Airport (kppa) in Pampa, Texas. The pilot stated that when he first saw the runway, the aircraft was displaced to the right of runway 17. The pilot corrected to the left. The pilot stated he overcorrected and landed hard on the grassy area left of runway 17 and 1000FT past the runway 17 threshold. The aircraft continued rolling out in the grassy area left of runway 17 and then the pilot taxied to the ramp. The pilot stated when he shut down the engines, he noticed the propeller damage. The pilot stated none of the three passengers were injured. Inspection of the aircraft revealed substantial damage to structural elements on the right wing, severely deformed wing skins on the lower and upper wing surfaces, deformed skin on the left wing, upper and lower surfaces, and damage to both propeller tips.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM CST, ON DECEMBER 9, 2011, THE PILOT OF N421CE EXECUTED A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 AT PERRY LEFORS FIELD AIRPORT (KPPA) IN PAMPA, TEXAS.THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE FIRST SAW THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPLACED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 17. THE PILOT CORRECTED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED HE OVERCORRECTED AND LANDED HARD ON THE GRASSY AREA LEFT OF RUNWAY 17 AND 1000FT PAST THE RUNWAY 17 THRESHOLD.THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ROLLING OUT IN THE GRASSY AREA LEFT OF RUNWAY 17 AND THEN THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES, HE NOTICED THE PROPELLER DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED NONE OF THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ON THE RIGHT WING, SEVERELY DEFORMED WING SKINS ON THE LOWER AND UPPER WING SURFACES, DEFORMED SKIN ON THE LEFT WING, UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES, AND DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLER TIPS.

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 CEN12CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPampa, TXThe pilot's inadequate aircraft control during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.Dec 9, 2011 · Substantial damage