# Accident 20170909021309A: Cessna C340, Mckinney, TX, September 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2017, 15:06 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1764° N, 96.5892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1764&lon=-96.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5870M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5870M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (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 C340
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170909021309A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 AT 1500 CDT, A CESSNA 340, N5870M, S/N 340-0058, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE LANDING AT MCKINNEY AIRPORT (TKI).  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT, TOUCHED DOWN AND DURING ROLL OUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, WENT INTO A SKID, AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, 36, INTO THE GRASS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOTS AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL, INSTRUMENT, MULTIENGINE LAND RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PALESTINE, TX, (PAN), ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 AT 1415 CDT.

## 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 CEN17LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA351), Sep 9, 2017: Cessna 340 (N5870M), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the bell crank pivot bolt which resulted in the left main landing gear collapse. Contributing to the accident was the lack of landing gear inspections in accordance with the airplane…

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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