# Incident 19851029064639I: Cessna 421C, Charleston, SC, October 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1985
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421PC-2010-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851029064639I

## Narrative

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

NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. ROD END FAILED WHERE ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO DRAG BRACE.

## Other reports on N421PC (1)

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

- [Accident 20081029850129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081029850129A), Oct 29, 2008: Cessna 421C (N421PC), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 29, 2008, at 0295 zulu (1959 MST), Cessna 421C, N421PC, made a partial gear-up landing at Falcon field in Mesa, Arizona. The flight departed…

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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