Cessna 340A N4326C

Summary

On 2 December 1982 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N4326C, operated by United Provisions, Inc., was involved in an accident near Austin, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 December 1982 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Austin, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Austin-Lakeway (3R9)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 340A

Registration

N4326C

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

United Provisions, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA076

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 PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, FULL FLAPS WERE EXTENDED AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER A HILL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AFTER FULL FLAPS WERE SELECTED, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A HIGH SINK RATE AND LANDED HARD ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE NOTED DURING THE LANDING AND ROLL-OUT. THE PILOT EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT OBSERVE ANY DAMAGE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO HOUSTON, TX, A MORE COMPLETE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A WING SPAR ASSEMBLY WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.