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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 1990 |
| Time: | 11:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B |
| Owner/operator: | Nelson, Walter |
| Registration: | N469RJ |
| MSN: | 421B0444 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1508 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Amarillo, TX (KTDW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCHDOWN WHEN HE LOOKED DOWN AND DID NOT SEE THE GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. HE SAID HE APPLIED FULL POWER ON BOTH ENGINES FOR A GO-AROUND BUT THE RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT COME UP TO POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE RAISED THE FLAPS BUT DID NOT RAISE THE GEAR HANDLE. THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT CLIMB AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. AT A LATER TIME, BOTH ENGINES WERE OPERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 70% POWER, AND NO HIGHER DUE TO THE LACK OF SUITABLE PROPELLERS. NO REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR THE LOSS OF POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER SINGLE ENGINE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90LA154
Revision history:
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| 20-Mar-2024 20:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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