# Accident 19911010047359A: Cessna 421B, Battle Creek, MI, October 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1991, 13:31 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1197° N, 86.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1197&lon=-86.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,580 total, 550 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911010047359A

## Narrative

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

MADE 180 AFTER LANDING AIDING TURN BY OUTBOARD ENGINE. RIGHT MAIN DOWN LOCK LINK FAILED IN TENSION. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA006), Oct 10, 1991: Cessna 421B (N100CA), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR'S DOWNLOCK LINK ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N100CA (2)

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

- [Accident 19820619026869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619026869A), Jun 19, 1982: Cessna 421B (N100CA), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Right gear collapsed during landing roll because lock pin failed. P/N0841111-1.
- [Accident 19820225001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820225001939A), Feb 25, 1982: Cessna 421B (N100CA), Eunice, LA, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed, aircraft veered off runway and hit ditch collapsing nose and right main. P/n 5041018-1.

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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