# Accident 19890714022559A: Cessna 335, Pontiac, MI, July 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1989, 14:45 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2706T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2706T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 335 (registry code 2075601, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-335) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 335
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,052 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714022559A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. FIRST FLIGHT AFTER REPAIR SAME GEAR. GEAR LOCK FAILED. LOOSE JAMB NUT.

## 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 CHI89LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA136), Jul 14, 1989: Cessna 335 (N2706T), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION COMPONENT RESULTING FROM UNACCEPTABLE LOADS INCURRED DUE TO IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N2706T (1)

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

- [Incident 19830920063859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830920063859I), Sep 20, 1983: Cessna 335 (N2706T), Chicago, IL. Left main tire struck the top of the airport perimeter fence on short final. Fence damage only.

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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