NONE · Cessna 421B · 2000-12-14 · PENSACOLA, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA01LA040
Event ID
20001226X45490
Type
Accident
Date
2000-12-14
Location
PENSACOLA, FL, USA
Coordinates
30.470479, -87.190078
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
421B
Registration
N781SL
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The failure of the left main landing gear scissors washer during taxi for takeoff, and collapse of the left main landing gear. A factor in the accident was the failure of unknown maintenance personnel to comply with a manufacturers service letter concerning the scissors washers.