# Accident 20020704019729A: Cessna 340A, Bunnell, FL, July 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4672° N, 81.2064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4672&lon=-81.2064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15FH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020704019729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, VERIFIED GEAR WAS DOWN, HOWEVER RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. FAA POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENSION TUBE ROD END BROKEN.

## 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 MIA02LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA128), Jul 4, 2002: Cessna 340A (N15FH), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper maintenance inspection of the landing gear system by other maintenance personnel that resulted in a worn/loose over center spring for the right main landing gear being kept in service…

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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