Accident Cessna 421B N5286Z, Friday 17 August 2001

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Date:	Friday 17 August 2001
Time:	10:15 LT
Type:	Cessna 421B
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N5286Z
MSN:	421B0125
Year of manufacture:	1971
Total airframe hrs:	9800 hours
Engine model:	Continental GTSIO-520-L
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	New Braunfels, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Duncan-Halliburton Airport, OK (DUC/KDUC)
Destination airport:	New Braunfels Regional Airport, TX (KBAZ)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During a crosswind landing on runway 13, the twin-engine airplane touched down hard, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The reported wind was from 200 degrees at 11 knots. The pilot did not submit a Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2).

Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate flare of the airplane resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

Accident investigation: