# Accident 19821220064729A: Cessna 421C, Little Rock, AR, December 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1982, 16:27 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7294° N, 92.2248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7294&lon=-92.2248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78TV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,585 total, 125 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821220064729A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW83LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA063), Dec 20, 1982: Cessna 421C (N78TV), Little Rock, AR, 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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