# Accident 19850510016649A: Cessna 421, Mckinney, TX, May 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1985, 17:27 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Aero Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1802° N, 96.5906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1802&lon=-96.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888K-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850510016649A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING BACK ON THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. CLAIMED SOFT ASPHALT ON RUNWAY CAUSED COLLAPSE.

## 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 FTW85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA218), May 10, 1985: Cessna 421 (N888K), Mckinney, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N888K (1)

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

- [Incident 19890521030609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521030609I), May 21, 1989: Cessna 421 (N888K), Paris, TX. Manifold pressure dropped on left engine. Precautionary landing. Turbocharger induction duct had blown off.

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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