20041221032739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Henderson, TX · December 21, 2004

Date: December 21, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place: Henderson, TX
Airport: Rusk County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: GBKA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N369RK
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05LA045
Reported as: Cessna 421C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,080 total136 in the last 90 days

N369RKRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0072 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 421C Engine modelContinental GTSI0-520-F-KReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft had been undergoing test flight. While initiating turn during taxi procedure nose landing gear collapsed-actual defect landing gear trunion failed. Damage to props incurred, one major, the other minor. No injuries to pilot or copilot. NTSB notified.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN UNDERGOING TEST FLIGHT. WHILE INITIATING TURN DURING TAXI PROCEDURE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED-ACTUAL DEFECT LANDING GEAR TRUNION FAILED. DAMAGE TO PROPS INCURRED, ONE MAJOR, THE OTHER MINOR. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR COPILOT. NTSB NOTIFIED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW05LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHenderson, TXThe failure of the nose landing gear trunnion lug. A contributing factor was the non-compliance of the service bulletin by maintenance personnel.Dec 21, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N369RK · 1

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

Incident 20190911012839ITaxi · Hays, KSThe aircraft landed runway 16 at hys at approximately 9:20 am on 9/11/2019. Exited runway. On taxiway feeder, left brake went completely soft and would not engage at all. The aircraft was unable to make the turn down taxiway or make a quick stop. Pilot…Sep 11, 2019 · Minor damage