# Accident 20111209027819A: Cessna 421B, Pampa, TX, December 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2011, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pampa, TX
- Airport: Perry Lefors Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6186° N, 100.9939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6186&lon=-100.9939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421CE-2013-07-15) (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 MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,065 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111209027819A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA104), Dec 9, 2011: Cessna 421B (N421CE), Pampa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate aircraft control during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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