Cessna 421B N7926R
28 September 2002 · Mineral Wells, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2002 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N7926R was involved in an accident near Mineral Wells, Texas, United States. 6 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mineral Wells, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mineral Wells (MWL)
- Coordinates
- 32.7817, -98.5089
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N7926R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arlington → Mineral Wells
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA269
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate which resulted hard landing and a subsequent failure of the main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing roll, the left wing dropped, as the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft slid off the left side of the runway and came to a stop shortly thereafter. A pilot-rated passenger, who was seated in the right front seat during the accident, stated that the landing was "normal, [and] the left wing dipped after touchdown like the landing gear gave way." A witness, who was a pilot in an airplane at the approach end of runway, reported that "the approach of the airplane appeared normal until the aircraft was about 5 to 10 feet in the air, at which time the aircraft descent rate started to accelerate. The airplane touched down at a higher than normal sink rate." The airplane bounced after touchdown, and the left main landing gear appeared to collapse. The witness stated, "In my opinion it was a hard landing which would require at least a visual inspection before flying again."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2002 | Cessna 421C | Tajique, New Mexico, United States | Air Transport Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 2002 | Cessna 421B | Libourne, France | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Dec 2002 | Cessna 421 | Akron, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Mar 2002 | Cessna 421C | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2002 | Cessna 421C | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2002 | Cessna 421 | Ithaca, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2002 | Boeing A75SN1 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2002 | Cessna 188A | Vincent, Texas, United States | Elk Creek Spraying Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2002 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2002 | Bellanca 17-30 | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Cessna 340A | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Jan 2002 | Beechcraft C23 | Sinton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |