Cessna 421B N968J

Summary

On 8 August 2007 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N968J was involved in an accident near Oceanside, California, United States. 2 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.

Date

8 August 2007 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Oceanside, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oceanside Municipal (OKB)

Coordinates

33.2181, -117.3514

Aircraft

Cessna 421B

Registration

N968J

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Oceanside

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

SEA07CA224

Nobody was injured.

The collapse of the right main landing gear during the landing roll for undetermined reason, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a fence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he had recently purchased the airplane in Greenville, Mississippi. The airplane had not been flown for several years prior to the purchase, and an annual inspection was completed on the airplane on July 15, 2007. On the morning of the accident, the pilot departed Greenville in the airplane for a cross country flight to his home in California. The accident occurred during landing on the last leg of the flight. During the landing rollout, the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control of the airplane, and it departed the right side of the runway and collided with a fence. The reason for the right main landing gear collapsing was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.