Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Aug 5, 2005, Chicago-...
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on August 5, 2005 near Chicago-Executive (Palwaukee), Illinois, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: August 5, 2005
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Chicago-Executive (Palwaukee), Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's improper go-around with gear and flaps not raised, leading to low airspeed and a stall. Contributing factors were failure to comply with a mandatory service bulletin and failure of the starter adapter shaft gear, which caused the left engine power loss.
A Cessna 421C on a private flight from Palwaukee to Mackinac Island lost its left engine after takeoff and returned to land. The pilot overshot, then attempted a single-engine go-around with the gear up and flaps partly down. The airplane stalled, struck a building and terrain near the airport, and the two occupants survived.