# Accident 20050707016449A: Cessna 421B, Medina, OH, July 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2005, 09:15 local time
- Place: Medina, OH
- Airport: Medina Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1314° N, 81.7650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1314&lon=-81.7650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318RF-2006-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050707016449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 1G5 MEDINA MUNICIPAL, MEDINA, OHIO FOR RALIEGH-DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA. PILOT NOTICED A HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE AND ELECTED TO GO BACK TO MEDINA OHIO. UPON LANDING LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND SENT AIRCRAFT DOWN INTO A GULLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC05LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA116), Jul 7, 2005: Cessna 421B (N318RF), Medina, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: An overload failure of the left main landing gear attachment assembly.

## Other reports on N318RF (1)

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

- [Incident 20031229033449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031229033449I), Dec 29, 2003: Cessna 421B (N318RF), Marathon, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On December 30, 2003, inspector from this office investigated an accident/incident that occurred on December 29, 2003 at approximately 11:15AM at…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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