# Accident 20000922015459A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Denver, CO, September 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2000, 22:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DHFA
- Location: 39.9402° N, 105.0604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9402&lon=-105.0604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N388SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000922015459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2000, AT 2200 MDT, A CESSNA 340, N388SP, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, BROOMFIELD, CO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 AND AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS AIR TAXI PASSENGER FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2000 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED TO FAA NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER. THE ACCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED TO THE DENVER NTSB OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2000, WHEN COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES LEARNED OF THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO A/C. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2000, AT 2200 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 340, N388SP, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATIONG UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS AIR TAXI PASSENGER FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATE                           D FROM ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING, AT 2030. RECORDED WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 200 FOOT SKY OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 1/2 MILE WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE AND MIST. THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING AT 10 KNOTS AND THE ALTIMETER WAS 30.03 INCHES OF MERCURY. THE RECORDED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE BOTH 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

## 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 DEN00LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA177), Sep 23, 2000: Cessna 340 (N388SP), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot landing the aircraft hard exceeding the design stress limits. Factors were: Low ceiling, freezing rain, dark night, excessive descent rate, and improper glide path.

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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