# Accident 19950120000639A: Cessna 421C, Angola, IN, January 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1995, 19:45 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Tri-State Steuben County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6408° N, 84.9993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6408&lon=-84.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,132 total, 404 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950120000639A

## Narrative

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

HARD CROSSWIND LANDING AND SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. ICE ON WINGS AND TAIL CONTRIBUTED TO HARD LANDING. (-23) ON JANUARY 20, 1995, AT 1945 EST, A CESSNA MODEL 421C, N421AW, REGISTERED TO THE ANGOLA WIRE COMPANY, INC., OF ANGOLA, INDIANA, AND PILOTED BY A COMMERCIALLY CERTIFICATED PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ITS LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 5 AT THE TRI-STATE STEUBEN COUNTY AIRPORT, ANGOLA, INDIANA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD BEEN OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 EST.

## 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 CHI95LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA073), Jan 21, 1995: Cessna 421C (N421AW), Angola, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT SLEEVE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

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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