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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Conroe, TX · March 14, 2017

Date: March 14, 2017 · 08:30 local
Place: Conroe, TX
Airport: Lone Star Exceutive
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N717LR
Reported as: Cessna 421C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N717LRRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C1109 Airframe modelCessna 421C

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What happened

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Pilot completed preflight checks as normal. The Cessna 421 N717LR taxied to depart runway 1 at Conroe (kcxo) airport. The pilot completed run up checks and received clearance for departure. The Cessna 421 taxied into position and began the takeoff roll. The next aircraft N9503Q was waiting to depart runway 1. N9503Q completed his IFR clearance and was observing the Cessna 421 accelerate down the runway. The pilot from N9503Q stated that he saw gas (fuel) appeared to be leaking from the right wing of the Cessna 421. The 421 pilot hearing the call aborted the take off. The aircraft ran of the end of runway 1.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT COMPLETED PREFLIGHT CHECKS AS NORMAL. THE CESSNA 421 N717LR TAXIED TO DEPART RUNWAY 1 AT CONROE (KCXO) AIRPORT. THE PILOT COMPLETED RUN UP CHECKS AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTURE. THE CESSNA 421 TAXIED INTO POSITION AND BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE NEXT AIRCRAFT N9503Q WAS WAITING TO DEPART RUNWAY 1. N9503Q COMPLETED HIS IFR CLEARANCE AND WAS OBSERVING THE CESSNA 421 ACCELERATE DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT FROM N9503Q STATED THAT HE SAW GAS (FUEL) APPEARED TO BE LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT WING OF THE CESSNA 421. THE 421 PILOT HEARING THE CALL ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OF THE END OF RUNWAY 1.