# Accident 20180701008979A: Cessna 421B, Clifton, TX, July 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2018, 10:40 local time
- Place: Clifton, TX
- Airport: Clifton Municipal Airport/Isen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8172° N, 97.5694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8172&lon=-97.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7625Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7625Q-2019-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,116 total, 1,560 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180701008979A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 1, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 CDT, A CESSNA 421B, N7625Q, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD AN ACCIDENT AT CLIFTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT/ISENHOWER FIELD (7F7).  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 14 AND CONTACTED THE GROUND PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY.   THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CALLAPSED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH WINDS APPROXIMATELY 190 14 G20.  ONE CREWMEMBER AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD, NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT, AIRPLANE SINGLE & MULTIENGINE LAND, INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE CERTIFICATE.

## 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 GAA18CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA390), Jul 1, 2018: Cessna 421 (N7625Q), Clifton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N7625Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991219036479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991219036479I), Dec 19, 1999: Cessna 421B (N7625Q), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative.

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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