What happened
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(-23) On December 30, 2003, inspector from this office investigated an accident/incident that occurred on December 29, 2003 at approximately 11:15AM at Marathon Airport Florida with a Cessna 421B N318RF s/n 421B0245, upon landing the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft slid off the runway. The aircraft was recovered and relocated to the paradise aviation ramp. Pictures of the damaged areas were taken. We interviewed the aircraft owner, Mr. Hubert jolly certificate #258543781 who was flying the aircraft with no passenger on board. He stated that upon landing the winds were approximately 100" @6 knots touched ground on the right main gear and as the aircraft came down on the left main gear it seemed like a flat tire, approximately 5-10 seconds later the landing gear failed. The following aircraft damage were noted: left engine propeller (3) blades bent. 2.left inboard and outboard flaps trailing edge and ribs are cracked seen looking forward. 3.left aileron outboard rib is bent. 4.left lower wingtip aft light assembly missing. 5.left hand inboard gear door. 6.left main landing gear side brace broken. 7.upper left main landing gear where side brace attaches missing lugs. 8.end fitting link.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 30, 2003, INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 29, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15AM AT MARATHON AIRPORT FLORIDA WITH A CESSNA 421B N318RF S/N 421B0245, UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND RELOCATED TO THE PARADISE AVIATION RAMP. PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED AREAS WERE TAKEN. WE INTERVIEWED THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, MR. HUBERT JOLLY CERTIFICATE #258543781 WHO WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO PASSENGER ON BOARD. HE STATED THAT UPON LANDING THE WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 100" @6 KNOTS TOUCHED GROUND ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR IT SEEMED LIKE A FLAT TIRE, APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS LATER THE LANDING GEAR FAILED. THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WERE NOTED: LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER (3) BLADES BENT. 2.LEFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FLAPS TRAILING EDGE AND RIBS ARE CRACKED SEEN LOOKING FORWARD. 3.LEFT AILERON OUTBOARD RIB IS BENT. 4.LEFT LOWER WINGTIP AFT LIGHT ASSEMBLY MISSING. 5.LEFT HAND INBOARD GEAR DOOR. 6.LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE BROKEN. 7.UPPER LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHERE SIDE BRACE ATTACHES MISSING LUGS. 8.END FITTING LINK.
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