# Accident 20060218006279A: Cessna 421C, Indianapolis, IN, February 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2006, 20:35 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7306° N, 86.2764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7306&lon=-86.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98507, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98507-2016-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060218006279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY (U42) TO LUKIN, CINCINNATI (LUK) DECIDED TO LAND AT IND FOR FUEL. WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN NO MAIN GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE PILOT CYCLED GEAR TWICE NO HELP AND THE THIRD TIME WITH EMERGENCY EXTENSION NITROGEN BOTTLE STILL NO MAIN GEAR DOWN INDICATION. A LOW APPROACH WAS MADE AND IND TOWER CONFIRMED NO MAIN GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT ALSO ATTEMPTED A THREE HARD "G" PULL UPS AND STILL NO HELP. THE NOSE GEAR DID INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR 2000 FOOT RWY MARKER (FIFTY FEET FROM 2000 FOOT MARKER), ON RWY 32. WHILE PERFORMING MY INVESTIGATION I SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, A REPRESENTATIVE OF FLIGHT SAFETY CESSNA 421 TRAINING CENTER OF WICHITA, KS. ^PRIVACY DATA^ STATED THAT THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE CORRECT PROCEDURES CONCERING A LANDING GEAR DISCREPANCY FOR THIS ACFT.

## 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 CHI06LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA080), Feb 18, 2006: Cessna 421C (N98507), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The main landing gear malfunctioned and failed to extend during the landing approach for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a main gear up landing.

## Other reports on N98507 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970710024719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970710024719I), Jul 10, 1997: Cessna 421C (N98507), Naples, FL. ATC saw engine smoking and advised landed. Oil on cowl. Right engine cylinder hanging by one bolt. Others sheared.

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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