- Date
- July 31, 1991, 17:55 local (Aug 1, 1991, 00:55 UTC)
- Place
- Auburn, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98455Cessna 421C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910731036949A
- Case key
- 27311
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point while landing.
Sequence of events
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Overrun
Proper touchdown point - not attainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Analysis
The private pilot, along with four passengers, landed long on the 3100 foot long runway. The pilot was unable to stop and overran the runway's departure end and collided with rocks. The pilot reported to the local police departure that approaching the airport he had encountered turbulence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98455
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421C0048
- Engine
- Continental GTSI0-520-L, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward Mueller
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- RDD · Redding, CA
- Airport
- AUN · Auburn Muni, runway 25, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.