# NTSB FTW83LA063: Cessna 421C, N78TV, Little Rock, AR, December 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 20, 1982, 16:27 local (22:27 UTC)
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Location: 34.7294° N, 92.2248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON NTL/ADAMS FLD (LIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7294&lon=-92.2248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71447/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA063

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. NO REASON FOR COLLAPSE FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N78TV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 421CO617
- Airframe hours: 1156
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GTSIO-520 375 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Operator: Leake Aviation Service, Inc.
- Registered owner: Leake Aviation Service, Inc.
- Departed: C, MUSKOGEE, OK
- Destination: C, LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Airport: LIT, Adams Field, runway 36, 5,124 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 9,584 total, 24 in this make and model, 8,540 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 154 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821220064729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821220064729A), Dec 20, 1982: Cessna 421C, Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Nose wheel collapsed after touchdown. Pilot claims 3 green lights before landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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