# Accident 19900722029269A: Cessna 340A, Prospect, PA, July 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Prospect, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8990° N, 80.0402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8990&lon=-80.0402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555KB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,569 total, 226 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900722029269A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AFTER HITTING SOFT SPOTS IN RUNWAY. DOWN LOCK LINKAGE SEPARATED AT ROD END.

## 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 NYC90LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA170), Jul 22, 1990: Cessna 340A (N555KB), Prospect, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE FAILED DUE TO SHEAR FROM THE SOFT, WET, ROUGH RUNWAY, ALLOWING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

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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