- Date
- November 8, 1982, 16:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Evansville, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98442Cessna 421C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821108068849A
- Case key
- 70631
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During 100 hour inspection a leak was found in the left main landing gear actuator. The seals were replaced and the aircraft was test flown. The gear down green light would not come on during the test but the aircraft was landed uneventfully and put on jacks for testing of the gear. All ok after one limit switch was replaced. During the next test after a landing the left gear collapsed. The left actuator had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98442
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421C0043
- Airframe hours
- 1,079
- Engine
- Continental GTS-IO-520L, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Morris Trading Corp.
- Registered owner
- Morris Trading Corp.
- Departed
- Evansville, IN
- Destination
- Evansville, IN
- Airport
- Dress Regional, runway 22, 8,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 310 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 156 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.