# Accident 20220515007069A: Cessna 421C, Monroe, LA, May 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2022, 13:15 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5861° N, 91.9311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5861&lon=-91.9311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619AC) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-F-K
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 33,722 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220515007069A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KBQP ON 05/15/2022 AT 1315 CDT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND A VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF THE CONTROL YOKE BEGAN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO KMLU AND DECLARED MAYDAY. AT 1322 CDT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 4 MILE FINAL AND CLEARED TO LAND. AT 1323 CDT, THE PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER THAT THE VIBRATIONS HAD STOPPED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE FBO. POSTFLIGHT REVEALED THAT THE OUTBOARD 4 FT OF THE R/H ELEVATOR HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN22LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA202), May 15, 2022: Cessna 421C (N619AC), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the maintenance personnel to properly reinstall the elevator trim tab hardware, which resulted in an in-flight separation of the elevator.

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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