# Incident 20150228002599I: Cessna 421C, Madison, WI, February 28, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2015, 11:35 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane County Regional-Truax Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1399° N, 89.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANE COUNTY RGNL/TRUAX FLD (MSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1399&lon=-89.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8430N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8430N) (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 GTSI0-520-F-K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 671 total, 262 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150228002599I

## Narrative

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

FEBRUARY 28, 2015 AT 1135 A 1978 CESSNA 421C N8430 EXPERIENCED A NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT MADISON DANE COUNTY AIRPORT (MSN) IN MADISON WISCONSIN. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH DRY CONDITIONS.  AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY BY WISCONSIN AVIATION AND TAKEN TO THEIR FACILITY FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIRS. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

## Other reports on N8430N (1)

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

- [Incident 19790122003249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122003249I), Jan 22, 1979: Cessna 421C (N8430N), Wauseon, OH, Minor damage. Pilot struck a snow bank on threshold of runway, 12 to 28 inches high.

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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