# Accident 20190609017389A: Cessna 421B, Moriarity, NM, June 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2019, 12:10 local time
- Place: Moriarity, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9822° N, 106.0133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9822&lon=-106.0133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421WL-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 419 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190609017389A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 9, 2019, AT 1210 MDT, A CESSNA 421B REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING AT MORIARITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MORIARITY, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARITY, NEW MEXICO ON JUNE 9, 2019 AT 1019 MDT.

## 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 GAA19CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA335), Jun 9, 2019: Cessna 421 (N421WL), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N421WL (1)

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

- [Incident 20060518008529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518008529I), May 18, 2006: Cessna 421B (N421WL), San Martin, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The center torque linkage connecting bolt assy was not installed properly by maintenance personnel which resulted in the aircraft left main landing gear…

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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