Cessna 421C N5534G

Summary

On 11 September 2012 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N5534G was involved in an accident near Kenedy, Texas, United States. 4 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

11 September 2012 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenedy, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Karnes County Airport (2R9)

Coordinates

28.8247, -97.8656

Aircraft

Cessna 421C

Registration

N5534G

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Granbury → Kenedy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA644

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who had purchased the airplane the day before the accident, was on a cross-country flight with three other occupants. While landing at an airport, the airplane landed hard and collapsed the landing gear; the fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not report any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.