# Accident 20170302001859A: Cessna 340A, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2017, 11:45 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1972° N, 80.1708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1972&lon=-80.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: TCM Cont TSIO-520 series (registry code 17060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/tcm-cont-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO 520SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,089 total, 205 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170302001859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N340DW WAS ON LANDING ROLLOUT ON RWY 09 AT FXE THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ERA17LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA121), Mar 2, 2017: Cessna 340 (N340DW), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left main landing gear downlock link, which resulted in a landing gear collapse during the landing roll.

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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