Cessna 421C accident near Avalon, CA
On August 4, 1996, a Cessna 421C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Avalon, CA. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 4, 1996
- Place
- Avalon, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.379°N, 118.450°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06545
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 4, 1996, at 1620 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N6209V, operated by the pilot, overran the departure end of runway 22 during landing rollout at the (uncontrolled) Catalina Airport, Avalon, California. The airplane went down an embankment, collided with rough terrain, and came to rest approximately 120 feet southwest of the runway's end. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot and three passengers were seriously injured, and three additional passengers received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, California, about 1500. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), after departing from Santa Ana the pilot proceeded to the Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Santa Monica, California, and arrived there at 1529. The on-duty air traffic controller reported that when the pilot requested landing instructions, he gave him instructions to overfly the airport above 2,000 feet for right traffic to runway 21, and to report abeam the tower on the north side of the airport. The controller stated that the pilot did not comply with his instructions. The pilot descended on the south side of the airport and entered the left-hand traffic pattern. The controller further reported that the pilot landed on runway 21, but he touched down long. The runway's length is 4,987 feet, and the airplane touched down at approximately the 1,000 foot distance remaining marker. After passengers boa
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to initiate a go-around when a landing overshoot became apparent. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the pilot's excessive airspeed and misjudged distance during landing, his lack of flying experience in the Cessna, and overconfidence in his personal ability.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
