# Accident 19900701023479A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Salinas, CA, July 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1990, 14:35 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6894° N, 121.6001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6894&lon=-121.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5411M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5411M-2008-08-13) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,021 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701023479A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. BELL CRANK DISCONNECTED FROM ACTUATOR. HAD JUST BEEN REMOVED REPLACED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA242), Jul 1, 1990: Cessna 340 (N5411M), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO REINSTALL THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT/EXTENSION LINKAGE AND THE FAILURE OF INSPECTION PERSONNEL TO DETECT THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

## Other reports on N5411M (1)

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

- [Incident 19790717019299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717019299I), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 340CESSNA (N5411M), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed when down lock drag link support brace broke, PN5014000-46.

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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