19801217076239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Gasquet, CA · December 17, 1980

Date
December 17, 1980 · 16:15 local
Place
Gasquet, CA
Airport
Gasquet
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2700M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVD07
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,972 total506 in this make and model98 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed to check high sink rate on final. Hard landing made on runway. Claimed windshear. Wind calm.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO CHECK HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. HARD LANDING MADE ON RUNWAY. CLAIMED WINDSHEAR. WIND CALM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.