# Incident 20160308003719I: Cessna 340A, Santa Monica, CA, March 8, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2016, 12:36 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400HC-2025-02-22) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160308003719I

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ANGEL FLIGHT TO TRANSPORTING AN AMBULATORY PAX (1) FROM SMO TO SANTA BARBARA (SBA) FOR LIVER TRANSPLANT FOLLOW-UP UPON THE RETURN TRIP THE MISHAP ACCURED. THE LANDING AT SMO WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMALY 1000 FT INTO LDG ROLLOUT. AT THAT TIME THE BOLT ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SCISSORS ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE LT LANDING GEAR SPUN 90 DEGREES FROM PERPENDICULAR RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT INDICATED HE FELT LIKE IT WAS A BLOWN TIRE. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PAX.

## Other reports on N400HC (1)

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

- [Incident 20231226022079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231226022079I), Dec 26, 2023: Cessna 340A (N400HC), Sea Ranch, CA, Minor damage. Departed ksmo approximately 9:30 am PST on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 with 3 pax on board for 2 hour flight to CA51. Per airstrip briefing , approached upwind…

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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