Cessna 421B N5368J

Summary

On 7 September 1995 at about 21:26 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N5368J was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 September 1995 at 21:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Albuquerque International (ABQ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 421B

Registration

N5368J

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boise → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95LA382

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 08 BEHIND A DEPARTING F-14, AND THE PILOT WAS CAUTIONED FOR WAKE TURBULENCE. DURING LANDING THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR, SKIDDED AND CAME TO REST ON A TAXIWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED WINDS FROM 110 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. NATIONAL WEATHER OBSERVATION DATA REPORTED THE WINDS FROM 130 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. WHEN THE CESSNA WAS OVER THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 08, THE F-14 WAS 1.5 NAUTICAL MILES BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 13,775-FOOT RUNWAY. THE ROTATION POINT OF THE F-14 WAS 4,000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 08, AND THE TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE CESSNA WAS 2,900 FEET. THE ATC TIME OF THE F-14 DEPARTURE WAS 1524:56; THE CESSNA WAS OVER THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 08 AT 1526:01.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.