19861017080129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Hot Springs, AR · October 17, 1986

Date
October 17, 1986 · 14:30 local
Place
Hot Springs, AR
Airport
Memorial Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49D
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87LA006
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,215 total550 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Pilot reported checking gear multiple times but no mechanical defects were found.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. PILOT REPORTED CHECKING GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES BUT NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.