N421CE – CESSNA 421B – 2011-12-09 NTSB Accident Report

On December 09, 2011, a Cessna 421B (N421CE) was involved in an incident near Pampa, TX. All 4 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadequate aircraft control during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

The pilot was flying a global positioning system approach to landing in instrument meteorological conditions with icing present. The pilot stated that the airplane broke out of the weather about 300 feet above the ground and 300 feet right of the runway, with 1/8 to 1/4 inch of ice accumulated on the wings. The pilot made a correction to land and overshot the runway, landing hard in the grass. The airplane traveled about 1,000 feet in the grass before re-entering the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the rear spar of the right wing was bent. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN12CA104. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N421CE.