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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Terre Haute, IN · November 21, 2007

Date: November 21, 2007 · 13:20 local
Place: Terre Haute, IN
Airport: Terre Haute International-Hulman Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N698DR
Reported as: Cessna 421C
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N698DRRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0235 Airframe modelCessna 421C

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What happened

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

(-23) On November 21, 2007, a commercially rated pilot was landing his Cessna 421-C aircraft, N698DR on runway 23 at the Terre Haute international airport located in Terre Haute, Indiana. This asphalt runway is 9020 feet long and 150 feet wide. During the landing roll-out the aircraft suddenly and without warning, veered off to the right and came to a stop in the grassy area next to the runway. A torque link bolt on the right main gear was found to have broken allowing the right main gear to make an uncommanded turn to the right. There was no damage to the aircraft or the airport property.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2007, A COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT WAS LANDING HIS CESSNA 421-C AIRCRAFT, N698DR ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA. THIS ASPHALT RUNWAY IS 9020 FEET LONG AND 150 FEET WIDE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASSY AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. A TORQUE LINK BOLT ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN ALLOWING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO MAKE AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.