# Accident 20230608007859A: Cessna 340A, Bend, OR, June 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2023, 13:40 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Bend Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0900° N, 121.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0900&lon=-121.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340SW-2024-02-09) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230608007859A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 8, 2023, AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANKS OF THE AIRPLANE AT THE SELF SERVICE FUEL STATION AT BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BDN), THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI THE PLANE AWAY FROM THE FUEL STATION TOWARDS THE TAXIWAY AND THEN RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE.  DURING THIS ACTION THE PILOT ALLOWED THE PLANE'S LEFT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE FUEL STATION STRUCTURE CAUSING A BREACH IN THE TANK FOLLOWED BY A SUBSEQUENT FIRE.  THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.  A MAJORITY OF THE LEFT WING AND FUESLAGE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY THE FIRE BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO SUPRESS THE FLAMES.

## 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 WPR23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA221), Jun 8, 2023: Cessna 340A (N340SW), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the fuel station, resulting in a ground collision and fire.

## Other reports on N340SW (1)

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

- [Incident 20041128033909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041128033909I), Nov 28, 2004: Cessna 340A (N340SW), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The primary cause of the incident was determined to be the right brake puck failure of N340SW. The pilot of N340SW stated during preflight the aircraft…

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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