# Incident 20100424033439I: Cessna 421C, Denton, TX, April 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2010, 15:14 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58ZP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58ZP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100424033439I

## Narrative

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

N58ZP APPROACHED FOR A LANDING AT THE DENTON, TX, AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 35.  THE WINDS WERE FROM 260 DEGREES AT 16 GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE SCISSORS ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AS THE BOLT WAS PULLED FROM THE HOUSING.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TURNED SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N58ZP (1)

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

- [Incident 20000620027889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000620027889I), Jun 20, 2000: Cessna 421C (N58ZP), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft departed sioux falls, SD. After take off nose gear light remained on. Tower at fsd verified gear was up. Pilot went on to Hector int. Fargo, ND…

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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