Cessna 421 N11PM

Summary

On 28 September 1984 at about 15:52 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N11PM was involved in an accident near Naples, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 September 1984 at 15:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Naples, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Naples Municipal (APF)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 421

Registration

N11PM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84LA263

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.