Cessna 340 N98624

Summary

On 26 August 2004 at about 17:17 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N98624 was involved in an accident near Odessa, Texas, 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

26 August 2004 at 17:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airpor (ODO)

Coordinates

31.9206, -102.3869

Aircraft

Cessna 340

Registration

N98624

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Odessa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04LA223

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing and the instructor's inadequate supervision.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 11,623-hour certificated flight instructor (CFI) reported that during a simulated engine out landing, the 6,727-hour pilot receiving instruction failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing. While on the downwind leg of the approach, the pilot was practicing and inoperative engine procedure which diverted his attention. The CFI stated that as power was reduced on final approach for landing, the aural gear warning horn sounded and "it was doubtful that a go-around could have been initiated successfully," and power was reduced to idle on both engines and landed gear up.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.