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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Amarillo, TX · March 27, 2013

Date: March 27, 2013 · 10:30 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N805DC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA208
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N805DCRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2021 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0065 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 421C Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was executing what he thought would be a normal landing to the south. The landing gear indicated down-and-locked, with three green lights on the gear position indicator. After touching down, the aircraft slowed slowed and the left wing started to settle towards the runway and as the propellers struck the runway the aircraft veered to the left off the runway. The airplane settled facing northeast.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING WHAT HE THOUGHT WOULD BE A NORMAL LANDING TO THE SOUTH. THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN-AND-LOCKED, WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED SLOWED AND THE LEFT WING STARTED TO SETTLE TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AND AS THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED FACING NORTHEAST.

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 CEN13LA208Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmarillo, TXMaintenance personnel's failure to detect the misadjustment of the left landing gear actuator's switch after recent maintenance, which prevented the landing gear from locking in the extended position and resulted in the landing gear collapsing during landing.Mar 27, 2013 · Substantial damage