# Incident 20260520012719I: Cessna 340A, Russellville, KY, May 20, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2026, 10:00 local time
- Place: Russellville, KY
- Airport: Russellville Logan County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7996° N, 86.8109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSSELLVILLE-LOGAN COUNTY (4M7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7996&lon=-86.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340BC) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260520012719I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19870106024979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870106024979I), Jan 6, 1987: Cessna 340A (N340BC), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Airspeed deteriorated on climbout due to airframe icing. Made emergency descent. Safe landing. All systems working.

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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