Cessna 421B N318RF
7 July 2005 · Medina, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 2005 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N318RF was involved in an accident near Medina, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Medina, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Medina Municipal Airport (1G5)
- Coordinates
- 41.1314, -81.7650
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N318RF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Medina → Raleigh
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC05LA116
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
An overload failure of the left main landing gear attachment assembly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed on a 3,556-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. Immediately after touchdown, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered left into a ditch. A piece of the left main landing gear upper trunnion assembly was recovered near the point of touchdown. Metallurgical examination of the component revealed that the fracture face exhibited evidence of overload, with no fatigue noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 421C | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2005 | Cessna 421C | Muncie, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2005 | Cessna 421C | Readington, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2005 | Cessna 421C RILEY TURBINE E | Overland Park, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Apr 2005 | Cessna 421B | Lake Havasu Cit, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2006 | Cessna 421B | Greenhead, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2005 | Klasing BRADLEY BA100 | Xenia, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-28-180 | West Carrollton, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2005 | Cessna T210M | North Lima, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | O'connor AIR COMMAND ELITE | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2005 | Cessna 172N | Wellington, Ohio, United States | Flight Services Of Medina | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-28-181 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | National Flyer's Association | No injuries | - |