# Accident 20220506006449A: Cessna C421, Houston, TX, May 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2022, 14:19 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: XB-FQS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C421
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 4,025 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220506006449A

## Narrative

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

BEFORE FLIGHT FROM HOU, THE PILOT REQUESTED FUEL FROM A HOU FBO. TAXI AND ENGINE RUNUP WAS NORMAL. DURING ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO DEVELOP POWER IN BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF HOU CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPERTY ON GROUND WITH MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGERS. INITIAL INTERVIEW WITH PILOT ON SCENE, PRODUCED A FUEL RECEIPT SHOWING THE PISTON POWERED AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH JET-A FUEL BY THE HOU FBO BEFORE FLIGHT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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