FTW83LA300

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421A · Forth Worth, TX · June 27, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 27, 1983, 00:00 local (05:00 UTC)
Place
Forth Worth, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2222QCessna 421A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830627029389A
Case key
20950

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Wrong runway - selectedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandCause
Landing gear,normal brake system - wornCause
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
Maintenance,annual inspection - inadequateOther maintenance personnelCause
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fenceFactor
ObjectFactor

Analysis

The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy and collided with a fence and septic tank complex. The plt said he attempted to use the brakes without success. The acft had an annual inspection on 5/5/83. The brakes were examined afterthe accident. The brake discs showed excessive wear and hot spots. The acft had landed on rwy 17 which is 3500 ft long. The wind was reported to be from 320 degrees at 5 KTS. The acft stopped 200 ft south of rwy 17. The plt had a total of 7 hours PIC time in this type acft.

Aircraft

Registration
N2222Q
Reported as
Cessna 421A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
421A0022
Airframe hours
3,349
Engine
Continental GTSIO-520-D, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Other work use · Part 91
Registered owner
Dale W. Barrow
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 5, 1983
Departed
FTW · Fort Worth, TX
Airport
F72 · Oak Grove, runway 17, 3,500 × 50 ft, concrete

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
42
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
450 total · 360 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
320° at 5 knots
Visibility
6 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
5,000 ft broken
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 70 °F
Observed at
FTW, 17 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.