# Incident 19950109001929I: Cessna 340A, Twin Falls, ID, January 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1995, 17:17 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128RP-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950109001929I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: DURING AN ATTEMPTED CROSSWIND LANDING, TWO STRONG GUSTS OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO TO THE LEFT NORTH AND LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE AND LANDED ON THE BELLY APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET TO THE LEFT AND NORTH OF RUNWAY 07. THE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFINED TO THE BELLY, PROPELLERS AND LOWER ENGINE COWLS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS CLOSES THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N128RP (1)

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

- [Accident 19960905026129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905026129A), Sep 5, 1996: Cessna 340A (N128RP), Wise River, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Encountered turbulence on takeoff climb, more turbulence on climb. Pilot said in dive. Crashed. (.4) the pilot received a full weather briefing from a flight…

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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