# Accident 20130327003749A: Cessna 421C, Amarillo, TX, March 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0803° N, 101.7564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0803&lon=-101.7564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N805DC-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130327003749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA208), Mar 27, 2013: Cessna 421C (N805DC), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance 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…

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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