NTSB CAROL · Event
Event BFO86LA025
Registry · N6828P
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 340A
Year of manufacture
1981 · 5 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19810513
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A90E23
Registrant of record
SNOWFOX INSURANCE INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT WAS REPORTEDLY TOO HIGH TO LAND ON THE RWY INITIALLY ASSIGNED BY ATC. ATC DIRECTED THE ACFT TO FLY OVER THE ARPT AND ENTER DOWNWIND TRAFFIC FOR ANOTHER RWY. THE PLT WAS LATER ASKED BY ATC IF HE COULD MAKE A SHORT APCH AND HE REPLIED AFFIRMATIVE. THE ACFT MADE A HARD LDG ABOUT 300 FT PAST THE RWY NUMBERS. BOTH MAIN LDG GEAR TIRES DEFLATED, AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE NACELLES AND INBOARD WING AREAS. THE NOSE GEAR AREA OF THE ACFT APPEARED UNDAMAGED. THE PILOT LATER REPORTED THAT HE HAD FLARED THE ACFT AT ABOUT 5 TO 7 FT ABV THE RWY AND 100 FT PAST THE THRESHOLD WHEN THE ACFT '..SUDDENLY WAS SUCKED TO (THE) GROUND.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_BFO86LA025.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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