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FAA incident report · Cessna 421B · Yuma, AZ · May 7, 2003

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Date
May 7, 2003 · 13:35 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N641SC
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,836 total203 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days
N641SCRegistration cancelled May 20, 2013 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0129 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 421BEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 07, 2003, about 1335 mountain standard time, Cessna 421, N641SC, nose landing gear collapsed, during landing at the Yuma airport, Arizona. In a written statement by the pilot, he lowered the landing gear and heard a sound of metal being pulled apart. The main gear indication lights illuminate but not the nose gear indication light. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The ATP pilot, and occupant were not injured. The airplane sustained minor damage. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 07, 2003, ABOUT 1335 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, CESSNA 421, N641SC, NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, DURING LANDING AT THE YUMA AIRPORT, ARIZONA. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT BY THE PILOT, HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND HEARD A SOUND OF METAL BEING PULLED APART. THE MAIN GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS ILLUMINATE BUT NOT THE NOSE GEAR INDICATION LIGHT. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE ATP PILOT, AND OCCUPANT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.