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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421B · Yuma, AZ · April 16, 2003

Date: April 16, 2003 · 10:35 local
Place: Yuma, AZ
Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EKIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N638SC
Reported as: Cessna 421B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,295 total866 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

N638SCRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2011 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0142 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 421B Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot and medical crew returning to home base, Yuma. Winds reported 070 at 7 KTS, clear sky, runway 35 selected for landing. Uneventful approach, touchdown and initial roll out. Pilot reports that after approx 800-1000 feet after touch down, left wing started to drop down. Initial response was to use aileron to pick up. Added power to left engine to counter drop. Continued to drop causing left prop to strike pavement. Left wing tip, aileron and flap came in contact with ground surface. Departed runway. Secured aircraft and exited after flight crew. Post inspection found that the left main down lock pivot point bolt (NAS464P4-26) had failed sometime during roll out.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW RETURNING TO HOME BASE, YUMA. WINDS REPORTED 070 AT 7 KTS, CLEAR SKY, RUNWAY 35 SELECTED FOR LANDING. UNEVENTFUL APPROACH, TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLL OUT. PILOT REPORTS THAT AFTER APPROX 800-1000 FEET AFTER TOUCH DOWN, LEFT WING STARTED TO DROP DOWN. INITIAL RESPONSE WAS TO USE AILERON TO PICK UP. ADDED POWER TO LEFT ENGINE TO COUNTER DROP. CONTINUED TO DROP CAUSING LEFT PROP TO STRIKE PAVEMENT. LEFT WING TIP, AILERON AND FLAP CAME IN CONTACT WITH GROUND SURFACE. DEPARTED RUNWAY. SECURED AIRCRAFT AND EXITED AFTER FLIGHT CREW. POST INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE LEFT MAIN DOWN LOCK PIVOT POINT BOLT (NAS464P4-26) HAD FAILED SOMETIME DURING ROLL OUT.