# Accident 20120911018859A: Cessna 421C, Kennedy, TX, September 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2012, 20:12 local time
- Place: Kennedy, TX
- Airport: Kennedy,Karnes County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8247° N, 97.8656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8247&lon=-97.8656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5534G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5534G-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 594 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA644](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA644) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120911018859A

## Narrative

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

AFTER HARD LANDING LEFT GEAR DEPARTED FROM AIRCRAFT AT 2R9.

## 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 CEN12CA644](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA644), Sep 11, 2012: Cessna 421C (N5534G), Kenedy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the landing gear.

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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