# Incident 20010116002109I: Cessna 414A, Indianola, MS, January 16, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Indianola, MS
- Airport: Indianola Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4857° N, 90.6789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANOLA MUNI (IDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4857&lon=-90.6789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2689D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2689D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010116002109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON TAKEOFF FROM INDIANOLA, MS. PILOT RAISED GEAR AND NLG DOWN LIGHT STAYED ON. PILOT CYCLED GEAR THROUGH TWICE AND LIGHT STAYED ON. PILOT LOWERED ALL GEAR AND DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. UPON LANDING, NLG COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO NLG DOORS AND SOME DAMAGE TO A/C SKIN AROUND NOSE GEAR AREA. DAMAGE TO PROPS FROM PROPELLERS STRIKING RUNWAY. NLG DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED. THE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID.

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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