20040709015609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Mason City, IA · July 9, 2004

Date
July 9, 2004 · 11:40 local
Place
Mason City, IA
Airport
Mason City Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60PP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI04LA183
Reported as
Cessna 340A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,866 total19 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported that the right engine was losing oil pressure, and then on final approach to mcw the oil pressure was 0 so he shut the engine down. A hard landing was made on runway 35 at mcw and the left propeller struck the ground and the right wing had damage that created wrinkles and a tear in the skin on the bottom of the right wing. The damage was both inboard and outboard of the right nacelle. One passenger was on board, with no injuries to the passenger or the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS LOSING OIL PRESSURE, AND THEN ON FINAL APPROACH TO MCW THE OIL PRESSURE WAS 0 SO HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. A HARD LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 35 AT MCW AND THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT WING HAD DAMAGE THAT CREATED WRINKLES AND A TEAR IN THE SKIN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WING. THE DAMAGE WAS BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT NACELLE. ONE PASSENGER WAS ON BOARD, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER OR THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N60PP · 1

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