MIA80DLE06

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421 · Orlando, FL · September 22, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 22, 1980
Place
Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N66PCCessna 421
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800922045799A
Case key
127805

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3131  80/9/22    ORLANDO,FL          CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34,
        TIME - 1451                    N66PC               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 3000
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FL            ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING HIGH SPEED TURN OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N66PC
Reported as
Cessna 421
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Herndon

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.