# Accident 20061126026799A: Cessna 421C, Moline, IL, November 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2006
- Place: Moline, IL
- Airport: Quad-City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4486° N, 90.5075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4486&lon=-90.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061126026799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 26, 2006, CESSNA MODEL 421C, N471BW, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE QUAD CITES AIRPORT (MLI), MOLINE IL. UPON LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE THE GEAR TRUNNION AND COLLAPSED TO THE REAR OF THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. NO FIRE. NOTHING FOLLOWS.

## 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 CHI07CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA028), Nov 26, 2006: Cessna 421C (N471BW), Moline, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect installation of the torque link scissor assembly by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear during landing.

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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