Cessna 421C

FAA incident reports · 320

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Incident 20060127011249ICessna 421C · Teterboro, NJ(-23) Upon landing on runway 19 aircraft veered left of runway centerline. Aircraft became disabled on runway. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the left main landing gear torque link separated due to improper components utilized for repair. Inspection of…Jan 27, 2006 · N251JL · Minor damageAccident 20060125016149ACessna 421C · Stevenson, WA(-23) 1-31-06 N69KM a Cessna 421-C aircraft was on a VFR flight from scottsdale, AZ to seattle, WA. Pilot contacted seattle ARTCC and was told icing conditions in his route of flight and east of his position. Aircraft was flown into a known and forecasted…Jan 25, 2006 · N69KM · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 20060124009019ICessna 421C · Springfield, IL(-23) While taxiing out for a routine part 91 flight, the appropriately certificated and rated pilot in command and a second pilot trainee in the right seat indicated they lost brake action, and was unable to stop the aircraft. The aircraft exited the left…Jan 24, 2006 · N316WC · Minor damageIncident 20060116000729ICessna 421C · Dulce, NM(-23) On January 16, 2006, at approximately 0915 MST, N4162G, a Cessna CE-421-C, landed at the Dulce airport, Dulce, new Mexico. The pilot-in-command and three passengers landed with only one passenger receiving minor injury and the other passengers received…Jan 16, 2006 · N4162G · Minor damageIncident 20060106000949ICessna 421C · Wichita, KS(-23) During cruise flight the left hand engine stopped running. Pilot secured the engine and returned to jabara airport (aao).Jan 6, 2006 · N37424Incident 20051102031209ICessna 421C · Merrill, WI(-23) Aircraft was departing runway 25 at rrl on IFR clearance. Deer appeared in front of aircraft to the left running to the right. The deer impacted the right pitot tube and was struck by starboard (right) propeller. Pilot aborted takeoff prior to impact…Nov 2, 2005 · N6798V · Minor damageIncident 20051010031389ICessna 421C · Minneapolis, MN(-23) Nose wheel collapsed after landing on roll out.Oct 10, 2005 · N923CP · Minor damageIncident 20051006031189ICessna 421C · Aberdeen, SD(-23) On 10/06/2005, pilot [privacy data omitted] departed huron, SD with two passengers and arrived at Aberdeen, SD (abr). The pilot stated he was VFR and planned on landing on runway 35. He said there was another aircraft departing from runway 31. He said…Oct 6, 2005 · N633MC · Minor damageAccident 20050821018259ACessna 421C · Readington, NJ(-23) Pilot was landing on runway 22 at the Solberg airport (N51), Readington, NJ, when he struck a number of deer on the runway. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. No injuries to pilot or passenger.Aug 21, 2005 · N6159X · Substantial damageAccident 20050805024219ACessna 421C · Chicago/Wheelin, IL(-23) After takeoff from pwk, aircraft experienced left engine failure. Pilot declared an emergency and attempted to land on runway 34. Before touch down the aircraft went into ground-effect and ballooned up. Immediately another attempt was made and the…Aug 5, 2005 · N421KC · Substantial damageIncident 20050803021429ICessna 421C · Mackinac Island, MI(-23) Shortly after touchdown runway 08, (mcd) aircraft pulled to the right, skidded off runway, striking runway light with l/h propeller before coming to stop. No injuries to pilot or passengers.Aug 3, 2005 · N112AL · Minor damageIncident 20050630013359ICessna 421C · Woodward, OK(-23) On June 30, 2005 at approximately 1930 local time Cessna 421C, N421LH with the pilot and one passenger aboard was enroute from el paso, TX to milwaukee WI. Near Woodward, OK at an altitude of 15000 ft., the right engine suddenly stopped running. The…Jun 30, 2005 · N421LHIncident 20050317004319ICessna 421C · Bloomington-Nor, IL(-23) On March 17, 2005 at about 11:18 CST the appropriately rated and qualified pilot departed runway 29 for a local part 91 flight. At about 1/2 mile off the runway the PIC noticed smoke coming from the right engine. The PIC shut down the engine, called the…Mar 17, 2005 · N421GMIncident 20050314003849ICessna 421C · Atlanta, GA(-23) On 3/14/2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] accompanied by passenger [privacy data omitted] attempted to depart Peachtree-Dekalb airport (pdk), Atlanta, GA, from the approach end of runway 20L. At approximately 0714, the pilot [privacy data omitted]…Mar 14, 2005 · N617CCIncident 20050219019279ICessna 421C · Hagerstown, MD(-23) N29XX was flying from bwi to IN9. Pilot dropped gear for landing, the gear lights indicated that only the nose gear extended. Gear was recycled. This time lights indicated the nose and the left gear were extended. Pilot attempted landing gear emergency…Feb 19, 2005 · N29XX · Minor damageAccident 20050121001469ACessna 421C · Overland Park, KS(-23) The aircraft departed runway 36 at johnson county executive airport (kojc) on an IFR flight plan with destination to zephyrhills municipal airport (kzph). Following takeoff, the pilot was in contact with mci TRACON for 35 seconds during climb-out and…Jan 21, 2005 · N844JK · Destroyed · 5 fatalAccident 20050119001419ACessna 421C · Muncie, IN(-23) On January 19, 2005, at 1313 eastern standard time, a Cessna CE-421, N421HG, piloted by private pilot [privacy data omitted] made a hard landing and bounced while attempting to land at the Muncie/delware county/Johnson field airport in Muncie, Indiana.…Jan 19, 2005 · N421HG · Substantial damageAccident 20041221032739ACessna 421C · Henderson, TX(-23) Aircraft had been undergoing test flight. While initiating turn during taxi procedure nose landing gear collapsed-actual defect landing gear trunion failed. Damage to props incurred, one major, the other minor. No injuries to pilot or copilot. NTSB…Dec 21, 2004 · N369RK · Substantial damageAccident 20040923029829ACessna 421C · Bee Cave, TX(-23) On September 23, 2004, aircraft N729DM, a Cessna 421C, S/N421C1101, was involved in an accident west of austin in Bee Cave, TX. The aircraft was inbound to bergstrom airport when the pilot reported a rough running engine and was diverted to lakeway…Sep 23, 2004 · N729DM · Destroyed · 2 fatalIncident 20040910025949ICessna 421C · Lancaster, OH(-23) Aircraft was conducting a straight in approach to runway 10 at Fairfield County Airport (lhq). Aircraft landed gear up at approximately 10:30 pm local time.Sep 10, 2004 · N98BW · Minor damageIncident 20040727020229ICessna 421C · Louisville, KY(-23) CE-421 took off out of lexington, KY enroute to gilbertsville, KY climbed to 8000 lost left engine, inflight shut down, landed safely at sdf. After landing owner/pilot stated oil all over aircraft and when top cowling removed found hole in engine behind…Jul 27, 2004 · N26GD · Minor damageIncident 20040713016319ICessna 421A · Henderson, NV(-23) On July 13, 2004, aircraft N421MD, CE-421A departed maccarran international airport. The aircraft was piloted by marvin ray grimmet (ATP cert. # 2384633). According to the pilot, as he approached 12,000 feet the right engine started to quit as if it had…Jul 13, 2004 · N421MDAccident 20031213033199ACessna 421C · Claremont, CA(-23) After being cleared for a GPS6 approach into cable airport, the pilot was contacted again by socal approach to turn right and climb to 5,000 feet after controller noticed that the pilot had turned left and was heading for high terrain. Pilot…Dec 13, 2003 · N6887L · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 20031021029789ICessna 421C · Springfield, IL(-23) On 10-21-2003, while on a personal business flight the appropriately certificated and qualified pilot and sole occupant was flying from anderson, in to Colorado springs, CO. Approximately 25 miles northeast of spi at an altitude of 4500 MSL the PIC…Oct 21, 2003 · N421MLAccident 20030703033399ACessna 421C · Sitka, AK(-23) Aircraft crashed 2.5 miles n nw of Sitka Airport while on IFR approach to runway 11 on 7-3-03 approx at 5PM. Aircraft wreckage was severely burned, prop/engine appeared to be turning with power, in-flight separation not evident. Approximate heading of…Jul 3, 2003 · N777DX · Destroyed · 5 fatalAccident 20030304027299ACessna 421C · Crescent City, CA(-23) Aircraft made a normal landing touchdown on runway centerline. After touchdown, the aircraft veered right and the pilot was unable to correct with rudder. The aircraft left the runway and the right main gear and nose gear sheared. Caused by the…Mar 4, 2003 · N26533 · Substantial damageIncident 20021218035489ICessna 421C · Minneapolis, MN(-23) The oil temperature prob, which is attached to the oil cooler, blew out. The subsequent oil leak onto the hot exhaust manifolds caused the oil to catch fire, burning a hole in the top side of the engine cowling vent louvers. The pilot declared an…Dec 18, 2002 · N79JF · Minor damageAccident 20021203036219ACessna 421C · Tijique, NM(-23) On December 3, 2002 at approximately 2035 mountain standard time, a Cessna 421C twin-engine airplane registered to gerald n. wingett and victoria k. wingett and operated by air transport inc., collided with terrain while descending into albuquerque, NM…Dec 3, 2002 · N3855C · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20020915037659ACessna 421C · Ithaca, NY(-23) On Sunday, September 15, 2002 at 1947 EDT at the Tompkins County Airport (ith), Ithaca, NY, a CE-421-C aircraft, N23RL, piloted by rod lache, slid off the left side of runway 32 during landing. The right pilot seat was occupied by richard greene, a…Sep 15, 2002 · N23RL · Substantial damageIncident 20020902029699ICessna 421C · Peoria, IL(-23) [privacy data omitted] - on September 2, 2002, N789RP, a CE-421 was approaching to land on runway 17 at the mt. Hawley, Illinois airport (3MY). The pilot reported that he conducted his checklist items to include verification of landing gear indication,…Sep 2, 2002 · N789RP · Substantial damageAccident 20020425007599ACessna 421C · Tampa, FL(.19) On April 25, 2002, about 1740 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N237SM, registered to mba graphics of Tampa, struck the ground after landing with the left main gear up at Vandenberg Airport, Tampa, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed…Apr 25, 2002 · N237SM · No damageAccident 20020301003899ACessna 421C · Hailey, ID(-23) The pilot departed santa monica, California IFR for Hailey, Idaho. The temperatures at altitude were -40 degrees and the surface temperature at Hailey was 0 degrees fahrenheit. The pilot extended the landing gear on approach and only the left main gear…Mar 1, 2002 · N421DG · No damageIncident 20020224002609ICessna 421C · Honolulu, HI(-23) PIC reported that the left engine developed an intermittent roughness followed by an annunciation light with a left alternator failure. About 15-30 seconds after the annunciation alternator light, the airplane had a complete electrical system failure.…Feb 24, 2002 · N886DMIncident 20010927033389ICessna 421C · Lincoln, NE(-23) On Thursday, September 27, 2001, N8HT, a Cessna 421C serial number 421C0618 experienced a gear-up landing on runway 17R at the Lincoln Nebraska municipal airport (lnk). The part 91 flight originated at the johnson county executive airport, (ojc), and…Sep 27, 2001 · N8HT · Minor damageIncident 20010524012359ICessna 421C · Toledo, OH(-23) On 05/24/01 at 1715 local time, N421SB was taxing when the left landing gear collapsed causing minor damage to LH wing tip, LH propeller and left side of fuselage due to impacting taxi way b. landing gear collapse due to malfunctioning hydraulic…May 24, 2001 · N421SB · Minor damageAccident 20010509026259ACessna 421C · Angwin, CA(-23) On touchdown, right main tire blew out, causing aircraft to veer off runway and through two fences before coming to stop. (.19) on may 9, 2001, about 0805 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N26560, owned and operated by the pilot, veered off…May 9, 2001 · N26560 · Substantial damageIncident 20010221002949ICessna 421C · Buffalo, NY(-23) On 2/21/01 at 2017 EST, a Cessna CE-412C, s/n 421-CO093, registered to the cardinal construction management corp., landed on runway 32 at Buffalo international airport, NY after reporting an unsafe landing gear indication. The pilot recycled the gear…Feb 21, 2001 · N985RAIncident 20000929029309ICessna 421C · Show Low, AZ(-23) Airman stated that after he preflighted a/c, he went into the ops hanger to file his flight plan. When he returned, he took off (night) and was unable to retract the landing gear. After landing, in which minor damage was sustained when left prop…Sep 29, 2000 · N42ML · Minor damageAccident 20000824038879ACessna 421C · Hunt, TX(-23) On August 24, 2000, at 1549 CDT, a Cessna 421-C, N421NT, struck trees and terrain coming to rest inverted during a forced landing approx. six miles west of Hunt, TX., on hwy. 39. The airline transport pilot, sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The…Aug 24, 2000 · N421NT · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 20000804025719ICessna 421C · Concord, CA(-23) No narrative available.Aug 4, 2000 · N87541 · Minor damageIncident 20000721028659ICessna 421C · Omaha, NE(-23)Right brake failed to active during rollout for active runway. Aircraft pivoted to left causing minor damage to nose gear components. Maintenance replaced suspected bad seal in right brake master cylinder. This incident is closed.Jul 21, 2000 · N378K · Minor damageIncident 20000721025789ICessna 421C · Window Rock, AZ(-23)Cessna N2655B sustained minor damage after landing on the runway in Window Rock, AZ. To the right main landing gear. The engine nacelle, right propeller and the trailing edge of the right wing. The a/c ground looped and came to rest with the lower right…Jul 21, 2000 · N2655B · Minor damageIncident 20000620027889ICessna 421C · Fargo, ND(-23)Aircraft departed sioux falls, SD. After take off nose gear light remained on. Tower at fsd verified gear was up. Pilot went on to Hector int. Fargo, ND to burn off fuel. Upon landing pilot held nose up for 200 ft. nose gear touched ground and collasped.Jun 20, 2000 · N58ZP · Minor damageIncident 20000221002839ICessna 421C · Marthas Vineyar, MAIFR enroute to mvy, pilot reported unsafe right main langing gear indication at 1420 EST. Performed fly-by and asked for determination of gear extension. Pilot landed on runway 33 at 1425 EST, and right main gear collapsed during rollout. No injuries to pilot…Feb 21, 2000 · N421LW · Minor damageAccident 19991210044789ACessna 421C · Gillette, WY(-23) A/c hit deer on landing roll (.4) during landing roll, after conducting a visual approach during dark night conditions, the airplane struck a deer on the runway. No preventative measures had been take by the airport authority, other than listing as an…Dec 10, 1999 · N3912C · Substantial damageAccident 19990923044349ACessna 421C · Santa Monica, CA(-23)On September 23, 1999, at 0702 PDT, N26585, a Cessna 421C, crashed on landing at Santa Monica airport after executing the runway 21 vor-a approach. On touch-down, the landing gear collapsed due to a hard landing and a post impact fire ensued. The pilot,…Sep 23, 1999 · N26585 · No damageIncident 19990921031359ICessna 421C · Eugene, OR(-23) Left engine failed 20 miles north of Eugene. Foreign object damage within the left engine gear assembly caused the idler gear support pin that sits between magneto drives to shear, causing the mount studs to break and the gear that it rides on to rotate…Sep 21, 1999 · N6VH · Minor damageAccident 19990614044859ACessna 421C · Concord, NC(-23) On June 14, 1999 at 1257 EDT, N421LL, a Cessna 421C, crashed shortly after takeoff from Concord Regional Airport, Concord, NC, after the pilot reported a loss of power in the right engine. The tower cleared the a/c to land and the pilot reported that he…Jun 14, 1999 · N421LL · No damage · 4 fatalIncident 19990613015139ICessna 421 · Charlotte, NCLeft main tire blew on landing, and left prop hit taxi light when taxing off of runway onto taxiway.Jun 13, 1999 · N222DP · Minor damageIncident 19990407025749ICessna 421C · Gary, IN(-23) Fuel line broke at the fuel injector #4 cylinder at the flange left engine. M or d submitted.Apr 7, 1999 · N264DC
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