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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Lancaster, TX · June 14, 2001

Date: June 14, 2001 · 11:30 local
Place: Lancaster, TX
Airport: Lancaster Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N820B
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW01LA142
Reported as: Cessna 340A

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What happened

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(-23) Started descent 70 miles out from 12500 ft., right engine quit. Left engine lost power when pilot selected crossfeed on r. main selector. Pilot then moved back to r. fuel selector to main, turned r. boost pump off, feathered r engine. Power then returned to left engine. Pilot decided to continue to home base lnc. Got restart on r. engine. R. engine shut down again 7 miles out. Feathered r. engine. Attempted restart with starter unsuccessfully. No green light on gear. Pilot advised by UNICOM that mains were only halfway out and nosegear appeared fully extended. Pilot elected to land anyway. Gear folded and a/c ran off rwy to the left.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STARTED DESCENT 70 MILES OUT FROM 12500 FT., RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN PILOT SELECTED CROSSFEED ON R. MAIN SELECTOR. PILOT THEN MOVED BACK TO R. FUEL SELECTOR TO MAIN, TURNED R. BOOST PUMP OFF, FEATHERED R ENGINE. POWER THEN RETURNED TO LEFT ENGINE. PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO HOME BASE LNC. GOT RESTART ON R. ENGINE. R. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN 7 MILES OUT. FEATHERED R. ENGINE. ATTEMPTED RESTART WITH STARTER UNSUCCESSFULLY. NO GREEN LIGHT ON GEAR. PILOT ADVISED BY UNICOM THAT MAINS WERE ONLY HALFWAY OUT AND NOSEGEAR APPEARED FULLY EXTENDED. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ANYWAY. GEAR FOLDED AND A/C RAN OFF RWY TO THE LEFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW01LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLancaster, TXA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the collapse of the landing gear for undetermined reasons.Jun 14, 2001 · Substantial damage