# Accident 19920311005849A: Cessna 340A, Long Beach, CA, March 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8107° N, 118.1801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8107&lon=-118.1801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1362C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1362C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,282 total, 21 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920311005849A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TURNING OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. DOWN LOCK PIVOT BOLT FAILED. UNLOCKED GEAR

## 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 LAX92LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA138), Mar 12, 1992: Cessna 340A (N1362C), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK BELL CRANK PIVOT BOLT.

## Other reports on N1362C (2)

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

- [Incident 19960329024549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960329024549I), Mar 29, 1996: Cessna 340A (N1362C), League City, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported, failure to put landing gear down. Houston FSDO made several attempts to contact the pilot & owner of the aircraft, but no response…
- [Accident 19940207003149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940207003149A), Feb 7, 1994: Cessna 340A (N1362C), Dunsmuir, CA, Substantial damage. Left brake failed on landing. Used hard right to stop on runway. Veered off into snowbank. Brake cylinder empty. (.19) on February 7, 1994, at 1500 hours…

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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