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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421B · Cheraw, SC · April 29, 1997

Date: April 29, 1997
Place: Cheraw, SC
Airport: Cheraw Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N691RT
Reported as: Cessna 421B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,200 total120 in this make and model120 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 March 29th, 1997, N691RT a Cessna 421 on departure from Cheraw, SC airport (47J), indicated an unsafe left main landing gear. The aircraft returned to 47J, and upon landing the left main landing gear turned 90 degrees. The aircraft remained on the runway during the landing. An inspection of the left main landing gear indicated the scissors pivot bolt had pulled thru the bushing. Damage was limited to the tire, wheel and brake disk.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 29TH, 1997, N691RT A CESSNA 421 ON DEPARTURE FROM CHERAW, SC AIRPORT (47J), INDICATED AN UNSAFE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO 47J, AND UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TURNED 90 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING. AN INSPECTION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED THE SCISSORS PIVOT BOLT HAD PULLED THRU THE BUSHING. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TIRE, WHEEL AND BRAKE DISK.