# Incident 19900430011959I: Cessna 421C, Scottsdale, AZ, April 30, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JXZA
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985RA-2007-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430011959I

## Narrative

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

NO NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. FOUND DISCONNECTED ACTUATING ROD.

## Other reports on N985RA (3)

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

- [Incident 20010221002949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010221002949I), Feb 21, 2001: Cessna 421C (N985RA), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On 2/21/01 at 2017 EST, a Cessna CE-412C, s/n 421-CO093, registered to the cardinal construction management corp., landed on runway 32 at Buffalo…
- [Accident 19940729025049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729025049A), Jul 29, 1994: Cessna 421C (N985RA), Polacca, AZ, Substantial damage. Overran runway on landing into soft sand. Collapsed nose gear. Delayed braking when a bird hit windshield.
- [Incident 19841118066079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118066079I), Nov 18, 1984: Cessna 421C (N985RA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend fully, numerous attempts made. Nose gear collapsed. Pn MS2124S4K rod end broken.

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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