Cessna 340 N419TT

Summary

On 24 July 2021 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N419TT was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. 4 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

24 July 2021 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Southwest Wyoming Regional Air (KRKS)

Coordinates

41.5942, -109.0652

Aircraft

Cessna 340

Registration

N419TT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rock Springs → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA345

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper pitch control during takeoff which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, before takeoff he calculated the density altitude to be 9,700 ft. During takeoff, shortly after rotation, he “felt” that the airplane was slightly nose high and the stall warning horn aural alert activated, and the airplane began to shudder. The pilot then aborted the takeoff after he found it difficult to nose the airplane down to attain airspeed. About 10 ft above the ground, the airplane aerodynamically stalled and landed tail first then a hard bounce on the main landing gear. Subsequently, the right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.