26.7153° N, 80.0534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 21, 1983 · 17:29 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Int'L
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6168C
Reported as
Cessna 321
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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 gear jammed in wheel well. Steering bellcrank bolts had sheared. Assembly missing. Broke nose gear linkage.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR JAMMED IN WHEEL WELL. STEERING BELLCRANK BOLTS HAD SHEARED. ASSEMBLY MISSING. BROKE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE.