# Incident 19830721052049I: Cessna 421C, Lansing, MI, July 21, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68653-1989-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 275 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830721052049I

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. ON NEXT LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A NEW ACTUATOR ROD HAD BEEN INSTALLED WITHOUT ADJUSTING

## Other reports on N68653 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860129001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129001679A), Jan 29, 1986: Cessna 421C (N68653), Birmingham, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The right engine failed on takeoff due to improperly installed counterweights. The pilot failed to maintain VMC.

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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