- Date
- April 14, 1984, 23:50 local (Apr 15, 1984, 06:50 UTC)
- Place
- Farmington, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6205XCessna 421C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840414013619A
- Case key
- 16363
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taxiing after landing, the acft was in a left turn when the right main gear collapsed. The plt reported that all 3 gear indicated down & lock, both before & after the mishap. An exam of the right main gear actuator, pn 9910136-4, revealed that contamination had collected on the inner cylinder wall & prevented the keys from properly extending to the locked position. Also, the gear sys was designed to maintain hydraulic pressure on the down side of the actuator when it was extended. However, the contaminant also prevented the switch (in the actuator) from operating properly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6205X
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421C0901
- Airframe hours
- 1,380
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-N, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aztec Well Servicing Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 15, 1983 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- EO2 · Odessa, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FMN · Farmington Muni
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,369 total · 1,450 in this make and model · 7,163 as pilot in command · 118 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMN
FAA reports on this event · 1
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