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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · January 17, 2017

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Date: January 17, 2017 · 17:15 local
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N71RC
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Lycoming LTP-101-600
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N71RCRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0423 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 421C Engine modelLycoming LTP-101-600Turbo-prop

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What happened

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Upon landing and application of brakes, a shuddering sensation was felt from right main landing gear. Intensity of vibration increased until the aircraft yawed right and deprted runway and came to abrupt stop in muddy infield. Right main landing gear seperated from forward spar, ruptured upper trunion head and pulled landinging gear assembly away from trunion maounts causing both engine propellers to contact ground and stop. Substantial damage sustained to right wing spar.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING AND APPLICATION OF BRAKES, A SHUDDERING SENSATION WAS FELT FROM RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. INTENSITY OF VIBRATION INCREASED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT AND DEPRTED RUNWAY AND CAME TO ABRUPT STOP IN MUDDY INFIELD. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPERATED FROM FORWARD SPAR, RUPTURED UPPER TRUNION HEAD AND PULLED LANDINGING GEAR ASSEMBLY AWAY FROM TRUNION MAOUNTS CAUSING BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS TO CONTACT GROUND AND STOP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO RIGHT WING SPAR.