42.2403° N, 83.5315° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 8, 2002 · 20:36 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PONA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5488G
Reported as
Cessna 421C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,489 total1,206 in this make and model162 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.
(-23) Left-main landing gear actuator/down lock unit appeared to fail during taxi to runway. Gear collapsed, allowing left wing, left propeller tips, and lower fuselage to strike the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LEFT-MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR/DOWN LOCK UNIT APPEARED TO FAIL DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY. GEAR COLLAPSED, ALLOWING LEFT WING, LEFT PROPELLER TIPS, AND LOWER FUSELAGE TO STRIKE THE GROUND.