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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Gainesville, FL · May 6, 1983

Date
May 6, 1983 · 14:46 local
Place
Gainesville, FL
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3237U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA139
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24,400 total1,220 in this make and model55 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 during landing. Rod end pn MS21242S4K failed. High stress fatigue cracking found.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. ROD END PN MS21242S4K FAILED. HIGH STRESS FATIGUE CRACKING FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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