Cessna 421C N85SC

Summary

On 22 May 2007 at about 11:05 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N85SC, operated by Miller, Dave, was involved in an accident near Kokomo, Indiana, 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

22 May 2007 at 11:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Kokomo Muni (OKK)

Coordinates

40.5281, -86.0589

Aircraft

Cessna 421C

Registration

N85SC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Miller, Dave

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kokomo → Ruston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA152

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not obtaining proper alignment with the runway during the emergency landing after takeoff, which imparted an excessive side load on the landing gear. Factors contributing to the accident were the unstabilized approach and engine shutdown due to the oil leak.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft executed an emergency landing after takeoff. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot observed smoke coming from the left engine. As he started his turn back towards the airport, he discovered oil leaking from the inboard side of the left engine cowling. He shut down the left engine, feathered the propeller, and turned final for the runway (4,001 feet by 150 feet, asphalt). He noticed that he was too high and east of the centerline, and started making his correction while still carrying a lot of power with the right engine. As he landed, the right main gear touched first followed by the left main gear. The left main gear collapsed. The airplane then departed the left side of the runway into the grass, where the nose gear and right main gear subsequently collapsed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.