# Accident 19850419013629A: Cessna 421B, Amarillo, TX, April 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1985, 11:25 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3380Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3380Q-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LQG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419013629A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. BOLT BACKED OUT OF DOWN LOCK ARM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW85LQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LQG01), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3380Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19821223066799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821223066799A), Dec 23, 1982: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Ft Payne, AL, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear collapsed due to incorrect washer P/NAN9605/16 installed in scissors assembly.
- [Accident 19770223004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770223004169A), Feb 23, 1977: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Soda Springs, ID, Substantial damage. Drop in manifold PR at 98MPH,aborted tkof. Elev 5842FT.rwy length 3500FT.

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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