- Date
- March 19, 1982, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Weatherford, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68655Cessna 421C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820319004649A
- Case key
- 72983
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Before landing, the pilot observed that the wind sock was indicating a wind from 270 degrees. He stated that he tried to call UNICOM several times for wind information, but received no answer. After touchdown on runway 17, a strong gust of wind was encountered and directional control was lost. The aircraft departed the runway and the nose gear failed when it encountered sandy terrain. The pilot reported that the wind gauge had measured a gust of 30 knots at the time of his landing. This exceeded the crosswind capability of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68655
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421C1072
- Airframe hours
- 230
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520N, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- W W Nixon & Company
- Departed
- Tulsa, OK
- Destination
- Weatherford, OK
- Airport
- F91 · Thomas P. Stafford, runway 17, 4,400 × 75 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,135 total · 63 in this make and model · 746 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Observed at
- HBR, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.