ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348207
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 2023 |
| Time: | 13:57 |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B Golden Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | KMC Aviation Leasing LLC |
| Registration: | N977SM |
| MSN: | 421B0595 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ/KCLQ), Lake City, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake City NAS, FL (LCQ/KLCQ) |
| Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On November 11, 2023, about 1357 eastern standard time, a Cessna 421B, N977SM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lake City, Florida. The commercial pilot and five passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot stated that he had landed at Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ) earlier for fuel, then after fueling he performed weather and flight planning for the intended next flight segment. He then taxied to runway 10, an 8,003-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot reported that after lining up on the runway 10 centerline for departure he set the power and started the takeoff roll. After rotation he transitioned to a climb airspeed of 120 knots and retracted the landing gear. When the flight was about 20 ft above ground level with the engines developing normal rpm and manifold pressure, the airspeed started to decrease with a corresponding loss of altitude which the pilot later attributed to be from a “microburst on takeoff.” He assessed the length of runway remaining versus continuing ahead and decided to land on the runway. He extended the landing gear, but there was not enough time for it to extend before touching down. On touchdown, the landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest upright. The pilot also stated that he did not perceive any issue with either engine during the takeoff and that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the landing gear normal extension system during the accident flight.
During recovery of the airplane from the runway the landing gear was extended via the emergency extension system with no discrepancies reported.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA ASIAS
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/203111393/n977sm-1973-cessna-421b
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N977SM
https://jacobiaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C412B_4.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2023 18:28 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 14-Dec-2023 16:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Category, Accident report] |
| 05-Mar-2024 16:39 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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