- Date
- May 15, 1985, 18:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8083QCessna 421B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850515020349A
- Case key
- 31399
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff at Lakeland, FL, the left main wheel assembly separated from the acft & struck the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer, causing substantial damage. The plt did not know the wheel had come off until he was notified by ATC. He then diverted to tampa & made 2 low passes to comfirm the problem. He elected to land gear up on rwy 27 at tampa. An exam revealed that the outer wheel bearing had failed which allowed the left main wheel to separate from the axle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8083Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421B0113
- Airframe hours
- 3,900
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-H, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- N42pd-A- Partnership
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- GSP · Greenville, SC
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- LAL · Lakeland Muni, runway 23, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,203 total · 340 in this make and model · 3,122 as pilot in command · 230 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 270° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.