Cessna 340A N155RP
17 June 2005 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 2005 at about 18:28 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N155RP was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. One person was 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 18:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sante Fe Municipal (KSAF)
- Coordinates
- 35.6009, -106.1099
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A
- Registration
- N155RP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sante Fe → Sante Fe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN05LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
total failure of the main landing gear due to improper installation of the push-pull tubes by maintenance personnel, and their failure to follow proper procedures/directives.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While taxiing from landing following a post-annual inspection flight, the right main landing gear collapsed. Maintenance records indicated both main landing gear push-pull tubes had been removed when the gear was rigged. The service manual requires the drive tubes --- not the push-pull tubes --- be disconnected. The left push-pull appeared to have been installed upside down and had not been properly aligned. Aircraft load was transmitted to the center pivot on the main landing gear bellcrank, causing it to fail. NTSB's Materials Laboratory said there was a "ductile overstress fracture in direct shear," causing instantaneous overload of the bolt.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2005 | Cessna 340A | Bologna, Italy | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 Jan 2005 | Cessna 340 | Carefree, Arizona, United States | Timothy P. Moyer | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2005 | Cessna 340 | Bangalore, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2005 | Cessna 340 | Mendoza, Argentina | Ward County Irrigation District No.1 | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Dec 2006 | Cessna 340A | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Jul 2004 | Cessna 340A | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2005 | Hughes 369HS | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Christopher Holland | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Stinson L-5G | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Forbes RUTAN LONG EZE | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2005 | Cessna 172S | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2005 | Cessna 182A | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2005 | Grob G103 | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |