# Incident 19870216009569I: Cessna 340A, Austin, TX, February 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1987, 07:10 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 583 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870216009569I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNUSUAL SOUND AS GEAR WAS RETRACTED. DIVERTED AND GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. PUSH PULL ROD END BROKEN.

## Other reports on N128MC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250131000989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250131000989I), Jan 31, 2025: Cessna C340 (N128MC), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. While taxing for take off the left main landing gear collapsed. Investigation discovered a broken bolt on the landing gear lockdown strut.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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