- Date
- March 23, 1981
- Place
- Jonesboro, AR · JONESBORO, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8434FCessna 401
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810323013079A
- Case key
- 126878
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0473 81/3/23 JONESBORO,AR CESSNA 401 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 17760 TIME - 1415 N8434F PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 618 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JONESBORO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JONESBORO,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- ONE BOLT MISSING,ONE SHEARED IN NOSE WHEEL BELLCRANK.NOSEWHEEL NOT FULLY EXTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8434F
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jonesboro Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.