- Date
- September 28, 1984, 11:52 local (15:52 UTC)
- Place
- Naples, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N11PMCessna 421
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840928059619A
- Case key
- 31200
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During climbout on this FAA check ride the acft experienced a nose gear extension-retraction malfunction of unknown origin. The plt was unable to extend the nose gear for landing. According to the FAA examiner on the flt, the PIC shut down both engines on final apch to minimize prop/engine damage during rollout. He did this at a point such that the lossof pwr prevented the acft from reaching the end of the rwy. The acft touched down short of the rwy threshold. The severity of the damage was aggravated by the undershoot, according to the examiner. According to the PIC, he landed in the grass beside and not before the rwy threshold. The FAA examiner was in the rear of the acft during landing to aid inkeeping the nose up during rollout. According to the PIC, damage was limited to the nose section (radar antenna) and oneblade on each propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11PM
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421
- Airframe hours
- 2,201
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Royal Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 14, 1984 · 12 hours before
- Airport
- APF · Naples Municipal, runway 22, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,932 total · 147 in this make and model · 2,822 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.