Cessna 421 N421WL

Summary

On 9 June 2019 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N421WL was involved in an accident near Moriarty, New Mexico, United States. 2 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

9 June 2019 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Moriarty, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Moriarty Muni (0E0)

Coordinates

34.9822, -106.0133

Aircraft

Cessna 421

Registration

N421WL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moriarty → Moriarty

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA335

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the multiengine airplane reported that, during approach, he was too high and too fast. He pulled both throttles to idle, and the airplane "got too slow." About 1/4 mile from the runway, he reduced the flaps from full (third notch) to the second notch. He added that, above the runway, he heard the stall warning horn sound and that he then flared the airplane, which landed hard. The left main landing gear and nosewheel tires popped. He was able to taxi back to the hangar without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing spars. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind was from 108° at 4 knots, gusting to 19 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 08.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.