# Accident 19890106000399A: Cessna T303, Romeo, MI, January 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Romeo, MI
- Airport: Romeo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8504° N, 83.0409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8504&lon=-83.0409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9890C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9890C-1991-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,266 total, 33 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890106000399A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL CAME OFF ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRESS CORROSION SOCKET PORTION TRAILING BEAM ASSEMBLY

## 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 CHI89LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA043), Jan 6, 1989: Cessna T303 (N9890C), Romeo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY DUE TO STRESS CORROSION.

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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