38.2192° N, 90.4098° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Festus, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 5, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place
Festus, MO
Airport
Festus Memorial Aprt
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N112RL
Reported as
Cessna 421C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) On landing roll, left MLG contacted frozen snow rut, veering a/c. pilot corrected with rudder input (which cocked the NLG). When area of traction was contacted, the cocked NLG dug in, causing nose gear to collapse. Minor damage to nose section of a/c.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON LANDING ROLL, LEFT MLG CONTACTED FROZEN SNOW RUT, VEERING A/C. PILOT CORRECTED WITH RUDDER INPUT (WHICH COCKED THE NLG). WHEN AREA OF TRACTION WAS CONTACTED, THE COCKED NLG DUG IN, CAUSING NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE SECTION OF A/C.