# Incident 19980713016619I: Cessna 421A, Apalachicola, FL, July 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: Apalachicola, FL
- Airport: Apalachicola Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7275° N, 85.0275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7275&lon=-85.0275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980713016619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE CIRCLED THE FIELD FOR OVER AN HOUR BURNING FUEL AND TRYING TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR. ON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED ONCE WEIGHT ON WHEEL. DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AND ENGINE.

## Other reports on N421RM (1)

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

- [Incident 19810714056839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714056839I), Jul 14, 1981: Cessna 421 (N421RM), Normangels, TX, Minor damage. Pilot taxied into soft area and props were damaged.

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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