Cessna 425 N410VE

Summary

On 28 March 2011 at about 13:25 local time, a Cessna 425 registered N410VE, operated by Crown Supply Co, was involved in an accident near Canadian, Texas, United States. 7 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 March 2011 at 13:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Canadian, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Hemphill County Airport (HHF)

Coordinates

35.8903, -100.4022

Aircraft

Cessna 425

Registration

N410VE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Crown Supply Co

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Junction → Canadian

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA251

4 people had minor injuries.

The pilot’s continuation of the approach with excessive airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing and a loss of directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a straight-in global-positioning-system approach, the airplane broke out of the clouds directly over the end of the runway. The pilot then remained clear of the clouds and executed a no-flap circling approach to the opposite direction runway. The pilot said that his airspeed was high when he touched down. The landing was hard, and the right main landing gear tire blew out, the airplane departed the runway to the left, and the left main landing gear collapsed. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.