# Incident 20220301003049I: Cessna 421B, Crows Landing, CA, March 1, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Crows Landing, CA
- Airport: Crows Landing
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3944° N, 121.0752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crows Landing, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3944&lon=-121.0752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421WD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220301003049I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ENROOT TO SAN MARTIN (E16), AND THE FRONT GEAR MALFUNCTIONED. THE PILOT HAD AN INDICATION THAT THE FRONT GEAR WAS NOT LOCKING. HE WAS ABLE TO VERIFY WITH THE ENGINE MIRROR VISUALLY. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN CROWS LANDING, CA. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO THIRD PARTY PROPERTY, AND AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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