# Accident 19940207003149A: Cessna 340A, Dunsmuir, CA, February 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Airport: Dunsmuir Municipal/Mott Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1900° N, 122.2590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1900&lon=-122.2590&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 501 total, 212 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940207003149A

## Narrative

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

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 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 340A, N1362C, EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 32 AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK AT DUNSMUIR AIRPORT, DUNSMUIR, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RED BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA, AT 1415 HOURS. THE PILOT REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO THE SAFETY BOARD ON FEBRUARY 23, 1994. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. THE RIGHT BRAKE OPERATED PROPERLY, BUT THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED ABOUT 130 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM DISCLOSED THAT THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE LEFT BRAKE CYLINDER. THE LEFT BRAKE PADS AND "O" RINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED WITHIN 6 FLIGHT HOURS PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT INITIALLY ASSESSED THE DAMAGE AS M                                     INOR, BUT FURTHER INSPECTION DISCLOSED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 LAX94LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA135), Feb 7, 1994: Cessna 340A (N1362C), Dunsmuir, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MECHANICS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM BY FAILING TO SERVICE ITS HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR. THE LACK OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE LEFT BRAKE RESERVOIR WHICH PRECIPITATED THE…

## 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 19920311005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920311005849A), Mar 11, 1992: Cessna 340A (N1362C), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed while turning off runway after landing. Down lock pivot bolt failed. Unlocked gear

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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