# Accident 19910322007209A: Cessna 421A, El Monte, CA, March 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1991, 20:12 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0796° N, 118.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0796&lon=-118.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4071L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4071L-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910322007209A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. DAMAGE SHOWS GEAR INTRANSIT ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 LAX91LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA142), Mar 23, 1991: Cessna 421 (N4071L), El Monte, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N4071L (1)

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

- [Incident 19790124004009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124004009I), Jan 24, 1979: Cessna 421 (N4071L), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Exhaust pipe separated from #6 cylinder, burned a hole in the baffle and lower cowl.

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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