26.7153° N, 80.0534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 20, 1983 · 17:48 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6340X
Reported as
Cessna 421C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total200 in this make and model40 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.
Unsafe right gear. Used blow down bottle. Right gear collapsed on landing. Cause not determined.
As the FAA filed it
UNSAFE RIGHT GEAR. USED BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.