Cessna 335 N6821C

Summary

On 1 August 1984 at about 11:30 local time, a Cessna 335 registered N6821C was involved in an accident near University Park, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 August 1984 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

University Park (UNV)

Coordinates

40.7990, -77.8598

Aircraft

Cessna 335

Registration

N6821C

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reedsville → University Park

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84LA260

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.