- Date
- April 25, 1982, 10:33 local (14:33 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6823CCessna 421C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 69829
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During arrival, the pilot was cleared for an ILS approach to runway 20L. The pilot stated that the approach was normal in moderate to heavy rain and he broke out at about 800 ft AGL. He crossed the end of the runway with full flaps, was high, and touched down near the intersection of runway 20L and runway 27. This intersection was about 3100 ft beyond the approach end of runway 20L. After touchdown, the aircraft continued off the end of the runway, went over an embankment and came to rest about 50 ft beyond the runway in soft mud. During the investigation white tire marks were found near the end of the runway. These marks resembled those made by hydroplaning action. The pilot stated he had trouble seeing the runway and that windshield wipers would have been helpful.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6823C
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0475
- Airframe hours
- 2,058
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520L, 435 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Joanne Lecraw
- Registered owner
- Joanne Lecraw
- Departed
- Brunswick, GA
- Destination
- Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PDK · Dekalb-Peachtree
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,197 total · 1,406 in this make and model · 2,148 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 131 °F