# Accident 20031124032679A: Cessna 340A, Poplar Bluff, MO, November 24, 2003 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 24, 2003, 08:00 local time - Place: Poplar Bluff, MO - Airport: Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.7739° N, 90.3247° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7739&lon=-90.3247&mi=10 - Aircraft: N200GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200GC) (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 - Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 12,517 total, 513 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA038) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031124032679A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 24, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 AM, A CESSNA 340A, REGISTRATION NUMBER N200GC, SERIAL NUMBER C340A-0503, ON A FLIGHT FROM JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI (JEF) TO POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURE (POF) LANDED ON RUNWAY 36, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST LEFT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS NEAR A RICE FIELD, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ON NOVEMBER 24, 2003 AT 10:25 AM THE ST. LOUIS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM ^PRIVACY DATA O^ REGARDING A CESSNA 340A, REGISTRATION NUMBER N200GC HAD RUN OFF THE RUNWAY AT POF. ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD ASKED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT, AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ SUPERVISOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE MUD ON NOVEMBER 26, 2003. ON NOVEMBER 24, 2003 AT 10:30 AM, THE ST. LOUIS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM MR. LARRY MARSHALL (PIC N200GC). MR. MARSHALL SUBMITTED A STATEMENT VIA FAX. MR. MARSHALL STATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL AND THROUGHOUT LANDING ROLL HE HAD NO RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL. WHEN AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST MR. MARSHALL STATED THAT HE LOOKED AT THE RUDDER PEDALS, AND THEY APPEARED TO BE IN THE NORMAL POSITION. MR. MARSHALL'S FULL NARRATIVE STATEMENT IS ON FILE. A REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWS CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION, TRANSPONDER AND ELT. A REVIEW OF PILOT CREDENTIALS SHOWS CURRENCY IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND SATISFACTORY RESULTS REGARDING BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. NO VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS WERE FOUND. ON DECEMBER 4, 2003 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE STL FSDO TRAVELED TO POF, THE FOLLOWING FACTS WERE OBTAINED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE AIRCRAFT (N200GC) LANDED ON INTENDED RUNWAY 36. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE: 10SM AND CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 31DEGREESF, WIND 320 AT 6KTS. RUNWAY 36 AT POF IS 5007 X 100 FT. ASPHALT/CONCRETE, IN GOOD CONDITION, 300 FT DISPLACED THRESHOLD, VASI LIGHTS LOCATED AT 1300FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 36. N200GC TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1200FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 5FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE AS DETERMINED BY VISIBLE TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. N200GC CONTINUED IT'S LANDING ROLLOUT VEERING LEFT FOR APPROXIMATLEY 480FT WHERE IT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED THROUGH TALL GRASS AND SOFT TURF, LEAVING RIGHT MLG TRACKS ALL THE WAY TO THE POINT OF STOPPAGE, LEAVING LEFT MLG TIRE RUT AT 566FT AND A NOSE WHEEL TIRE RUT AT 596FT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1,076FT FROM TOUCHDOWN, WHERE IT CONTACTED AN EMBANKMENT AT THE BASE OF A RICE FIELD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS NOTED. LEFT AND RIGHT THREE BLADED PROPELLERS BOTTOM BLADES BENT BACK FROM IMPACT WITH EMBANKMENT. NOSE LANDING GEAR PULLED OUT OF TRUNNION SUPPORTS AND FULL LEFT DEFLECTION FROM IMPACT WITH EMBANKMENT. BUCKLING OF NOSE LANDING GEAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL WALL. PUNCTURE HOLE ON LEFT SIDE NOSE FUSELAGE SKIN. NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS CRUSHED. RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE AFT OF NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR SHOWS SKIN BUCKLING. TAIL CONE ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN IN NUMEROUS PLACES. RUDDER EXHIBITS A SMALL DENT ON THE LEFT BOTTOM EDGE OF THE RUDDER SKIN, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN LENGTH AND BENT DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. THE WINGS, AILERONS, FLAPS, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ELEVATOR AND VERTICAL STABILIZER SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF FLIGHT CONTROL FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT YIELDED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS. ROLL AXIS: AILERON LEFT AND RIGHT MOTION IS FREE TO MOVE, NO BINDING, NO INTERFERENCE. PITCH AXIS: THE ELEVATOR IS FREE TO MOVE, NO BINDING, NO INTERFERENCE. YAW AXIS: THE RUDDER PEDALS AND RUDDER ARE FREE TO MOVE FROM STOP TO STOP LEFT AND RIGHT, NO BINDING, NO INTERFERENCE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND CONVERSATIONS WITH TIM SORENSEN (NTSB), A DETERMINATION OF ACCIDENT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. ## 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 CHI04LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA038), Nov 24, 2003: Cessna 340A (N200GC), Poplar Bluff, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to maintain directional control during landing. Collapse of the nose landing gear, the muddy grass/turf and the berm were contributing factors. 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. 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