# Incident 20010221002949I: Cessna 421C, Buffalo, NY, February 21, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2001, 20:17 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985RA-2007-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010221002949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2/21/01 AT 2017 EST, A CESSNA CE-412C, S/N 421-CO093, REGISTERED TO THE CARDINAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CORP., LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NY AFTER REPORTING AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE GEAR THREE TIMES, THEN, AFTER BANKING THE AIRCRAFT TO PUT A SIDE LOAD ON IT, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LOCKED, AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT GREEN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND IT LANDED WITHOUT INJURY TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A STICKY VALVE IN THE RIGHT GEAR UNLOCK ACTUATOR. AFTER REPLACING THE ACTUATOR, SERVICING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND CHECKING THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, THEY RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N985RA (3)

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

- [Accident 19940729025049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729025049A), Jul 29, 1994: Cessna 421C (N985RA), Polacca, AZ, Substantial damage. Overran runway on landing into soft sand. Collapsed nose gear. Delayed braking when a bird hit windshield.
- [Incident 19900430011959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430011959I), Apr 30, 1990: Cessna 421C (N985RA), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. No nose gear down light. Returned to departure point. Landed nose gear up. Found disconnected actuating rod.
- [Incident 19841118066079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118066079I), Nov 18, 1984: Cessna 421C (N985RA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend fully, numerous attempts made. Nose gear collapsed. Pn MS2124S4K rod end broken.

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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