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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Reno, NV · July 27, 1994

Date: July 27, 1994 · 17:30 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N77YR
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,200 total1,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on July 27, 1994, aircraft N77YR, Cessna 421C, departed carson city, Nevada enroute to Reno, Nevada. Upon landing in Reno, Nevada pilot was making normal landing when he noticed that the nose gear apparently was not down and locked, even though he had indication in the cockpit that all three landing gear were down and locked. Aircraft received sustained damaged, to the nose gear area and damaged both propellers. The pilot, the only person aboard received no injuries and there was no fire. Investigation revealed the aircraft has just received an annual inspection and the aircraft records revealed that maintenance had been performed on the nose gear actuator. Investigation is being further pursued on the maintenance of the aircraft. This incident and report is considered closed. Incident does not involve a pilot deviation report. Form 8020-17.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 27, 1994, AIRCRAFT N77YR, CESSNA 421C, DEPARTED CARSON CITY, NEVADA ENROUTE TO RENO, NEVADA. UPON LANDING IN RENO, NEVADA PILOT WAS MAKING NORMAL LANDING WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPARENTLY WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED, EVEN THOUGH HE HAD INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUSTAINED DAMAGED, TO THE NOSE GEAR AREA AND DAMAGED BOTH PROPELLERS. THE PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAS JUST RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THAT MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. INVESTIGATION IS BEING FURTHER PURSUED ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT AND REPORT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT. FORM 8020-17.