# Accident 20160413021519A: Cessna 421C, Death Valley, CA, April 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2016, 11:02 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Airport: Furnace Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4606° N, 116.8797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4606&lon=-116.8797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21SG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 435 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160413021519A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 13, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 (LOCAL), A CESSNA 421C (N21SG), OPERATING AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER CFR PART 91, MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT FURNACE CREEK AIRPORT (L06). UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS FROM THE RIGHT-HAND BRAKE. THIS WAS FOLLWED BY A COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKE PRESSURE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RIGHT-HAND LANDING GEAR BRAKE.  THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO CONDUCT A SAFE GO-AROUND. LATERAL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED MOMENTARILY WITH THE LEFT-HAND BRAKE. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLERS. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED OF THE PILOT OR HIS TWO PASSENGERS.

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED EVIDENCE ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE OF EFFECTIVE BRAKING FROM THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE SYSTEM. INSPECTION OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM CONFIRMED A LACK OF BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE PILOT'S RIGHT-HAND RUDDER/BRAKE PEDAL.

## 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 WPR16LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA092), Apr 13, 2016: Cessna 421C (N21SG), Death Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A runway overrun for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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