19821220064729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Little Rock, AR · December 20, 1982

Date
December 20, 1982 · 16:27 local
Place
Little Rock, AR
Airport
Adams
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78TV
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA063
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,585 total125 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose wheel collapsed after touchdown. Pilot claims 3 green lights before landing.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PILOT CLAIMS 3 GREEN LIGHTS BEFORE LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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