# Incident 19960824038269I: Cessna 340CESSNA, Delta, UT, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 12:54 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Delta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3828° N, 112.5022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELTA MUNI (DTA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3828&lon=-112.5022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383DQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 133 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824038269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH ON AUGUST 24, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 MDT. THE PILOT INTENDED TO EXECUTE SEVERAL PRACTICE IFR APPROACHES AT VARIOUS AIRPORTS IN UTAH AND COLORADO. DELTA, UTAH WAS THE FIRST STOP ON THE FLIGHT'S ITINERARY. FOLLOWING THE PRACTICE APPROACHES AT DELTA, UTAH, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING AT THE DELTA, UTAH AIRPORT. FOLLOWING THE LANDING AND AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINES DOWN AND HE AND THE SAFETY PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE. AFTER DETERMINING THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DO SO BOTH OF THEM RE-ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT TO RETRIEVE SOME OF THEIR POSSESSIONS. AT THAT TIME THEY NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS INDEED IN THE DOWN OR EXTENDED POSITION. THE GEAR STRUTS DID APPEAR TO BE EXTENDED A LITTLE MORE THAN USUAL. NO FURTHER ACTION IS BEING TAKEN REGARDING THIS CASE. THIS CASE IS CLOSED. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

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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