# Accident 20040826019279A: Cessna 340A, Odessa, TX, August 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9206° N, 102.3869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9206&lon=-102.3869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98624, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98624) (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 TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040826019279A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW04LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA223), Aug 26, 2004: Cessna 340 (N98624), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing and the instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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