Cessna 305C (0 1E) N83CN

Summary

On 17 December 2013 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 305C (0 1E) registered N83CN was involved in an accident near Hondo, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 December 2013 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hondo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

South Texas Regional (HDO)

Coordinates

29.3592, -99.1775

Aircraft

Cessna 305C (0 1E)

Registration

N83CN

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hondo → Hondo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA089

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's loss of directional control during an attempted go-around for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s and pilot’s decision to continue flight after experiencing repeated problems upon landing.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that he and the private pilot were conducting a flight review at the time of the accident. The pilot performed the first two landings, during which the airplane tended to turn left. The flight instructor then decided to complete the third landing, which he did with "minimal directional control problems." The pilot attempted to complete the fourth landing, but the airplane tended to turn left again, so he aborted the landing. After going around and attempting a final landing, the pilot again initiated an aborted landing; however, according to the flight instructor, a "severe left turn" developed, which resulted in a runway excursion, ground loop, and landing gear collapse. The flight instructor stated that they should have terminated the flight earlier to investigate the left-turning tendency. A postaccident examination of the landing gear did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure. However, the left main landing gear attachment bolt was not recovered, which precluded a complete examination of the landing gear assembly. As a result, it could not be determined whether an impending failure of the landing gear resulted in the pilot's loss of directional control or whether the loss of control precipitated the landing gear collapse.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.