# Accident 19821108068849A: Cessna 421C, Evansville, IN, November 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1982, 16:10 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Dress Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9793° N, 87.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9793&lon=-87.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98442 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 310 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108068849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI83LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA033), Nov 8, 1982: Cessna 421C (N98442), Evansville, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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