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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Champaign-Urban, IL · September 24, 2002

Date: September 24, 2002 · 17:38 local
Place: Champaign-Urban, IL
Airport: University Of Illinois-Willar
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N340FS
Reported as: Cessna 340A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,185 total560 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) N340FS performed a visual approach to runway 04 after a IFR flight from princeton, NJ (39N). Approximately 2 seconds after touchdown, the pilot informed the tower that he thought he had blown a tire. The right main landing gear collapsed at that time. Approximately 2000 feet down the runway, the airplane exited to the right into the grass and struck a runway light. It came to rest approximately 40 ft from the edge of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N340FS PERFORMED A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 04 AFTER A IFR FLIGHT FROM PRINCETON, NJ (39N). APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD BLOWN A TIRE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT THAT TIME. APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE EXITED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. IT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.