- Date
- August 1, 1984, 07:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- University Park, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6821CCessna 335
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840801040329A
- Case key
- 35725
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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.
Analysis
The acft experienced a rt main gear collapse during landing. The plt stated that the gear was checked down & locked on base & final apch. After landing, according to the plts statement, the landing gear warning sounded & the acft started aturn to the rt. A taxiway sign & light were hit as the acft turned. The plt said he turned the acft further rt to avoid hitting more lights. The acft came to rest 90 degrees to the rwy heading resting on the rt wing tip. The rt gear side brace lock end fitting failed allowing the gear to retract/collapse. The failed part number is 0841111-3. The time in service on the part was 1722 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6821C
- Reported as
- Cessna 335
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0060
- Airframe hours
- 1,722
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-EB, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Centre Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 26, 1984
- Departed
- RVL · Reedsville, PA
- Destination
- UNV · University Park, PA
- Airport
- UNV · University Park, runway 24, 5,000 × 100 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
- 29
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,762 total · 238 in this make and model · 2,008 as pilot in command · 179 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 68 °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.
Other investigations on N6821C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.