# Incident 19960415012739I: Cessna 421C, Cleveland, OH, April 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1996, 11:50 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960415012739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON TOUCHDOWN PILOT EXPERIENCED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM DUE TO RIGHT GEAR SCISSOR FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET IN GRASS AND SOFT GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT GEAR REVEALED WHEEL HAD TURNED 180 DEGREES OFF CENTER. RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSORS BOLT PULLED THROUGH SCISSORS, DUE TO IMPROPER WASHER INSTALLATION.

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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