# Incident 19841204070849I: Cessna 421C, Ypsilanti, MI, December 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1984, 11:54 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841204070849I

## Narrative

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

DURING A 135 FLIGHT CHECK, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N421GP (2)

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

- [Accident 20240831012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240831012899A), Aug 31, 2024: Cessna 421C (N421GP), Fairveiw, OR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Portland, OR (ttd): [privacy data omitted], C421, after departing runway 25, aircraft attempted to return. [privacy data omitted] Crashed into town houses 2…
- [Incident 19921003043389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003043389I), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna 421C (N421GP), Mackinac Island, MI, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found upper to lower link assembly bolt was missing.

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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