MIA82DA137

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421B · Clearwater, FL · June 19, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
June 19, 1982, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
Place
Clearwater, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N100CACessna 421B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820619026869A
Case key
70270

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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.

Main gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - failure,totalCause

Analysis

While on the landing roll, the right main gear collapsed. An investigation revealed that the side lock link, pn 0841111-1, on the right main gear had failed.

Aircraft

Registration
N100CA
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
421B0503
Airframe hours
1,564
Engine
Continental GTSIO-520-H, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Stan-Dan Inc.
Registered owner
Stan-Dan Inc.
Departed
PIE · Clearwater, FL
Destination
PIE · Clearwater, FL
Airport
PIE · St. Petersburg Clearwater, runway 4, 5,722 × 150 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
55
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
14,800 total · 200 in this make and model · 13,600 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
350° at 5 knots
Visibility
14 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
3,000 ft broken
Temperature
190 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
PIE

FAA reports on this event · 1

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