Accident Cessna 421C N5534G, Tuesday 11 September 2012

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Date:	Tuesday 11 September 2012
Time:	14:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 421C
Owner/operator:
Registration:	N5534G
MSN:	421C0247
Engine model:	Continental GTSIO-520
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Kenedy, Texas - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Granbury Regional Airport, TX (KGDJ)
Destination airport:	Kenedy, TX (2R9)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the landing gear.

Accident investigation: