32.2163° N, 80.7526° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilton Head Island, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 17, 1983 · 15:25 local
Place
Hilton Head Isl, SC
Airport
Hilton Head Islan
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N98578
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,375 total20 in this make and model160 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.
Right main gear collapsed as pilot began turn off after landing. Gear system tension low. No other defects.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AS PILOT BEGAN TURN OFF AFTER LANDING. GEAR SYSTEM TENSION LOW. NO OTHER DEFECTS.