# Incident 20130930020039I: Cessna 421C, Waterford, MI, September 30, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2013, 21:15 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79JF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130930020039I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PTK WITH NORMAL (3 GREEN ) LANDING GEAR INDICATION AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO NOSE RADOME FAIRING, LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS.

## Other reports on N79JF (3)

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

- [Incident 20021218035489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021218035489I), Dec 18, 2002: Cessna 421C (N79JF), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) The oil temperature prob, which is attached to the oil cooler, blew out. The subsequent oil leak onto the hot exhaust manifolds caused the oil to catch…
- [Incident 19821202067339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821202067339I), Dec 2, 1982: Cessna 421C (N79JF), Magnolia, AR, Minor damage. Drop in manifold pressure and scorched spot on cowl. #3 cylinder exhaust stack broken. Pn 991029523.
- [Incident 19810213013509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213013509I), Feb 13, 1981: Cessna 421C (N79JF), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Enroute noted manifold pressure drop. After landing found left engine cowling burned. Exhaust stack had broken.

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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