# Accident 20020423008279A: Cessna 340A, Lancaster, CA, April 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2002, 10:12 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7411° N, 118.2189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7411&lon=-118.2189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6304X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6304X) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020423008279A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON APRIL 23, 2002, ABOUT 1012 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 340A, N6304X, HAD THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT GENERAL WILLIAM J. FOX FIELD, LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA. THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AN UNKNOWN TIME FROM AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 24, AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT PERFORMED LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT FOX AIRPORT, LANCASTER, CA W/LT HEAD WIND (BELOW 8 KTS), UTILIZED CH-LIST, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL FOR LANDING, LANDS ON RUNWAY CENTER LINE. AT APPROX. 1000 FT. INTO ROLL-DOWN, AIRCRAFT STARTS TO WOBBLE ON RT MAIN GEAR & RT WING STARTED TO SINK. PILOT APPLIES POWER, RECOVERS SINK CONTROL, ASSESSES SITUATION, THROTTLES BACK, AIRCRAFT SINKS ON RT SIDE. LANDING GEAR FOLDS UP, AIRCRAFT MOVES TO RIGHT AS LA                     NDING CONTINUES. RT ENGINE PROP STRIKES RUNWAY, RT ENGINE STOPS, LT ENGINE PROP STRIKES RUNWAY, LF ENGINE STOPS, AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE CENTER & BOTH ENGINE INTAKE SCOOPS CONTACT RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT COMES TO STOP.

## 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 LAX02LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA142), Apr 23, 2002: Cessna 340A (N6304X), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the right main landing gear as a result of a malfunctioning microswitch.

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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