- Date
- April 28, 1995, 15:29 local (20:29 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N300JMCessna 340A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950428009919A
- Case key
- 19405
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A factor was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
On 'short final' to runway 17, the left engine experienced a loss of 'thrust', and the airplane yawed left. Power was applied, and the airplane yawed further left. Power was reduced, and the airplane landed hard off the left side of the runway. A fire ensued from the left tip tank, and the airplane was shut down on the first turn off of runway 17. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Factual narrative
On April 28, 1995, at 1529 central daylight time, a Cessna 340A, N300JM, was substantially damaged during landing at Redbird Airport (RBD), Dallas, Texas. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal instrument flight rules (IFR) cross country flight.
During a telephone interview, the pilot reported the following information to the investigator-in-charge. On "short final" to runway 17, the left engine experienced a loss of "thrust", and the airplane yawed left. Power was applied, and the airplane yawed further left. Power was reduced on the other engine, and the airplane landed hard off the left side of the runway. A fire ensued from the left tip tank, and the airplane was shut down on the first turn off of runway 17.
Examination of the airplane revealed scrape marks on the bottom side of the left wing tip tank and the front of the tip tank was displaced downward. There was fire damage to the left wing outboard of the engine. The top of the left wing, outboard of the engine nacelle had evidence of buckling.
An airframe and power plant (A & P) mechanic examined the engine and found no mechanical anomalies that could have caused the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N300JM
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A-0233
- Airframe hours
- 3,531
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-N, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pep Flight Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1995 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- MEI · Meridian, MS
- Destination
- RBD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RBD · Redbird, runway 17, 3,801 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 902 total · 125 in this make and model · 631 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Observed at
- RBD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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