# Accident 19900316004709A: Cessna 414, Ramona, CA, March 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1990, 14:40 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0709° N, 116.8299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0709&lon=-116.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711AG-2012-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: LYC IO720B1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316004709A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR SCISSORS TORQUE LINK FAILED CAUSED GEAR COLLAPSE AND A SLIDE OFF RUNWAY. AD ON WASHERS NOT DONE.

## 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 LAX90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA120), Mar 16, 1990: Cessna 414 (N711AG), Ramona, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: RIGHT MAIN GEAR SCISSORS ASSEMLBY BECOMING DISCONNECTED DURING LANDING ROLL, ALLOWING THE RIGHT RUN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE; SCISSOR ASSEMBLY WASHERS NOT BEING REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED IN CESSNA…

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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