19830126002249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 401 · Lompoc, CA · January 26, 1983

Date
January 26, 1983 · 11:30 local
Place
Lompoc, CA
Airport
Lompoc
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11JR
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA082
Reported as
Cessna 401
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,339 total339 in this make and model134 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Side drift while landing in a crosswind. Left main gear collapsed. Left strut bell crank forging and bolt failed.

As the FAA filed it

SIDE DRIFT WHILE LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. LEFT STRUT BELL CRANK FORGING AND BOLT FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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