# Incident 19880915038989I: Cessna 340CESSNA, Columbus, OH, September 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1988, 10:20 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340TC-2019-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,474 total, 32 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915038989I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT. DIVERTED AND LANDED. NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN BUT MAINS COLLAPSED. GEAR BOX SHAFT SHEARED.

## Other reports on N340TC (1)

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

- [Incident 20000216003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000216003089I), Feb 16, 2000: Cessna 340CESSNA (N340TC), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. On February 16, 2000, mid america aviation inc., Cessna 340, N340TC departed amarillo TX., enroute to st. louis, MO. Right engine lost power and an emergency…

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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