# Incident 20041128033909I: Cessna 340A, San Jose, CA, November 28, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2004, 16:34 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340SW-2024-02-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 2,670 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041128033909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE RIGHT BRAKE PUCK FAILURE OF N340SW. THE PILOT OF N340SW STATED DURING PREFLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARED NORMAL.

## Other reports on N340SW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230608007859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230608007859A), Jun 8, 2023: Cessna 340A (N340SW), Bend, OR, Substantial damage. On June 8, 2023, after filling the fuel tanks of the airplane at the self service fuel station at Bend Municipal Airport (bdn), the pilot attempted to taxi the…

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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