20260520012719I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Russellville, KY · May 20, 2026

Date
May 20, 2026 · 10:00 local
Place
Russellville, KY
Airport
Russellville Logan County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N340BC
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing at Russellville (4M7), the aircraft departed the end of the runway, striking two runway lights, causing damage to the propellers and aircraft. The pilot stated there was an aircraft on the runway which caused a distraction during the approach and when landing, after the runway was clear, the aircraft began hydroplanning and he lost control. There was no other damage to property and no post impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING AT RUSSELLVILLE (4M7), THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS AND AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED A DISTRACTION DURING THE APPROACH AND WHEN LANDING, AFTER THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN HYDROPLANNING AND HE LOST CONTROL. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

Other reports on N340BC · 1

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