# Incident 20210409005069I: Cessna 421C, Olathe, KS, April 9, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2021, 11:48 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5478G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5478G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,560 total, 700 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210409005069I

## Narrative

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

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT N5478G, A CE-421 HAD VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 18 AFTER LANDING. THERE WERE VISIBLE TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY FROM THE EXCURSION THAT BEGAN ABOUT 550-600 FEET PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY END. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE IN THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 18 AND TAXIWAY ALPHA. THE TOP OF A RUNWAY LIGHT WAS MISSING/SHEARED OFF AS A RESULT OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD FLOATED AND LANDED PAST HIS LANDING TARGET ON THE RUNWAY BUT DID NOT ESTIMATE APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS. THE WITNESSES, BOTH PILOTS, ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN MORE THAN HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 2,100-2,200 FEET. AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH SLOWING DOWN DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT EVEN THOUGH HE ATTESTED THAT THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO GO OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY STRAIGHT AHEAD SO HE MADE THE DECISION TO VEER OFF INTO THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND WITNESSES ATTESTED TO A LIGHT TAILWIND ON THE APPROACH TO LAND. THE WIND SOCK, WHICH WAS LESS THAN HALFWAY EXTENDED, ALSO INDICATED A LIGHT TAILWIND.

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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