# Accident 20050617010769A: Cessna 340A, Santa Fe, NM, June 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2005, 12:28 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6009° N, 106.1099° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-106.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155RP-2024-06-10) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050617010769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 17, 2005, AT 1228 MDT, A CESSNA 340A, N155RP, REGISTERED TO FORMULA PARTNERS, LLC, HAD THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT THE SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A POST-MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MDT.

## 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 DEN05LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA091), Jun 17, 2005: Cessna 340A (N155RP), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: total failure of the main landing gear due to improper installation of the push-pull tubes by maintenance personnel, and their failure to follow proper procedures/directives.

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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