# Accident 20010614015139A: Cessna 340A, Lancaster, TX, June 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5792° N, 96.7189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5792&lon=-96.7189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614015139A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW01LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA142), Jun 14, 2001: Cessna 340A (N820B), Lancaster, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the collapse of the landing gear for undetermined reasons.

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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