Cessna 340A N555KB
22 July 1990 · Prospect, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1990 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N555KB, operated by Brennan Aviation Corp., was involved in an accident near Prospect, Pennsylvania, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prospect, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Koehler (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 40.8990, -80.0402
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A
- Registration
- N555KB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Brennan Aviation Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nantucket → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC90LA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
AN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE FAILED DUE TO SHEAR FROM THE SOFT, WET, ROUGH RUNWAY, ALLOWING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID THAT TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL AND AFTER ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE FIRST INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WAS SEEING AND HEARING THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FOLDED. THE AIRPLANE STARTED SLIDING USING THE RIGHT PROPELLER AS A SKID. THE AIRPLANE SLID TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED 600 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY IN A MARSHY AREA. INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK LINKAGE SEPARATED BETWEEN THE ROD END AND THE SIDE BRACE LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY. THE END FITTING BOLT WAS SHEARED AT THE FITTING. THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS WET AND CONSISTED OF TAR AND CHIP (ALMOST LIKE GRAVEL).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1990 | Cessna 340A | Priest River, Idaho, United States | Felts Field Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1990 | Cessna 340 | Salinas, California, United States | Benech, Edmond A. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1990 | Cessna 340-A | Truckee, California, United States | LEE, Richard D. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1990 | Cessna 340A | Stockton, California, United States | Shieman, Bryan M. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1990 | Cessna 340 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Bill Walker and Associates | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1991 | Cessna 340 | Columbia, California, United States | M.r.l. Industries Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1990 | Aeronca 7BCM | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Edward Cole | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-23-150 | Radnow Township, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1990 | Cessna 180 | Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States | JOE A. Bawduniak | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28-151 | Mt Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Raymond L. Corper | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1990 | Rockwell 112TC | Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvania, United States | Robert Earl Jones | No injuries | - |