19811226084109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Dallas, TX · December 26, 1981

Date
December 26, 1981 · 12:50 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Love
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5943M
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DPA08
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,676 total6 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Left main gear collapsed on landing roll. Indicates drag brace overcenter lock rigged with insufficient preload.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. INDICATES DRAG BRACE OVERCENTER LOCK RIGGED WITH INSUFFICIENT PRELOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N5943M · 1

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