# Accident 20190503003859A: Cessna 340, Carvers, NV, May 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Carvers, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9669° N, 117.1828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9669&lon=-117.1828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5418M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5418M-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190503003859A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO DEPARTING FROM AN UNIMPROVED, DIRT PRIVATE RUNWAY IN RURAL NEVADA, THE PILOT FAILED TO APPROPRIATELY EVALUATE THE RUNWAY CONDITION, LENGTH  AND AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA.  DURING THE DEPARTURE ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE SUFFICIENT VELOCITY FOR TAKEOFF.  THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING IMPACTED THE SOFT DIRT, MUD, A METAL PIPE AND A BERM AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT NEAR A MAINTENANCE GARAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA281), May 3, 2019: Cessna 340 (N5418M), Carvers, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to accurately assess the available runway for the takeoff, which resulted in impact with a gravel berm.

## Other reports on N5418M (3)

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

- [Incident 20051018026709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051018026709I), Oct 18, 2005: Cessna 340CESSNA (N5418M), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing at Tampa int'l (tpa) rwy 36R, left brake locked up causing tire to blow. Airplane departed the active runway to the left onto taxiway s when…
- [Incident 19910701033379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701033379I), Jul 1, 1991: Cessna 340CESSNA (N5418M), Palatka, FL, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. Gear did not lock but pilot had 3 green lights.
- [Incident 19800822066139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822066139I), Aug 22, 1980: Cessna 340CESSNA (N5418M), Pasco, WA, Minor damage. Pilot making short field approach caught lip at approach end of the runway. Landing gear damaged.

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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