# NTSB ATL82FKG12: Cessna 421C, N6823C, Atlanta, GA, April 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: April 25, 1982, 10:33 local (14:33 UTC)
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKG12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69829/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG12

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural detection, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - aircraft performance,hydroplaning condition - water (contributing factor)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - landing gear - overload (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6823C-1983-11-14), registration cancelled 1983-11-14, S/N 421C0475, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Registry model: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0475
- Airframe hours: 2058
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; 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

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.

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