32.8407° N, 83.6324° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 24, 1987 · 19:00 local
Place
Macon, GA
Airport
Herbert Smart Downtown
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CGDMD
Reported as
Cessna 421
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right gear collapsed on touchdown. Rod end bearing on over center torque link failed.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. ROD END BEARING ON OVER CENTER TORQUE LINK FAILED.