# Incident 20110601010219I: Cessna 340A, Fullerton, CA, June 1, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2011, 16:35 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8719° N, 117.9797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8719&lon=-117.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340BG-2011-08-15) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110601010219I

## Narrative

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

N340BG, C340, LEFT BRAKE FAILED AFTER LANDING RUNWAY 24 AT FULLERTON AIRPORT AT 011635PDT. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO DIRT AREA AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: MINOR.

## 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 WPR11LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA363), Jun 1, 2011: Cessna 340A (N340BG), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing due to the left brake's degraded performance due to oil contamination, which resulted from the fatigue failure of an oil line…

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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