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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Odessa, TX · August 26, 2004

Date: August 26, 2004 · 12:00 local
Place: Odessa, TX
Airport: Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N98624
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04LA223
Reported as: Cessna 340A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total75 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N98624Registered now · Cessna 340AS/N 340A-0064 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 340A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 26, 2004, at approximately 1200 CDT local time, during a local dual instruction flight, neither the student pilot nor the flight instructor lowered the landing gear. The Cessna aircraft landed with the gear up on runway 16 at Odessa-Schlemeyer field in Odessa, Texas. Neither the student nor the accompanying flight instructor received any injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. VMC weather conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 local flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 26, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT LOCAL TIME, DURING A LOCAL DUAL INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, NEITHER THE STUDENT PILOT NOR THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 16 AT ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER FIELD IN ODESSA, TEXAS. NEITHER THE STUDENT NOR THE ACCOMPANYING FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW04LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOdessa, TXThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing and the instructor's inadequate supervision.Aug 26, 2004 · Substantial damage