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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Oceanside, CA · July 7, 2007

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Date: July 7, 2007 · 20:25 local
Place: Oceanside, CA
Airport: Oceanside Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N968J
Reported as: Cessna 421B
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total20 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N968JRegistration cancelled Jul 6, 2017 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0012 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 421B Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)The right landing gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft drifted off the right side of the runway and into a chain-link fence. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage from contact with the runway and the fence. The owner had no insurance on the aircraft and the NTSB has indicated that they will not be funding the investigation. The aircraft was moved to a tie-down spot on the field and the owner was requested to advise the FAA when the aircraft was about to be salvaged. At the time of this report, the owner had not contacted the FAA and the aircraft had not been moved. It is hoped that when the owner has the aircraft placed on jacks, it will be possible to determine why the gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A CHAIN-LINK FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE FENCE. THE OWNER HAD NO INSURANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NTSB HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT BE FUNDING THE INVESTIGATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A TIE-DOWN SPOT ON THE FIELD AND THE OWNER WAS REQUESTED TO ADVISE THE FAA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TO BE SALVAGED. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE OWNER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE FAA AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN MOVED. IT IS HOPED THAT WHEN THE OWNER HAS THE AIRCRAFT PLACED ON JACKS, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Other reports on N968J · 1

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

Incident 20051019025729IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Greenville, MS(-23) Left landing gear collapsed after landing and roll out of approximately 1000 feet. [privacy data omitted]Oct 19, 2005 · Minor damage