Cessna 340 crash, Mar 18, 2016 (2 killed), Tampa-Peter O’...
Cessna 340 accident on March 18, 2016 near Tampa-Peter O’Knight, Florida, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: NTSB (as summarized in secondary...
- Date: March 18, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Tampa-Peter O’Knight, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB (as summarized in secondary sources): the pilot's low altitude maneuver to avoid a near miss during takeoff exceeded the critical angle of attack at about a 40 degree bank, causing an aerodynamic stall; no preimpact mechanical malfunction was found.
On 18 March 2016 a Cessna 340A (N6239X) departing Tampa Peter O Knight on an IFR cross country flight climbed into a left turn after a near miss with a Cessna 172 departing a converging runway. The turn steepened, the aircraft stalled and rolled inverted into the ground. Both occupants were killed, and the 172 continued and landed safely.