Cessna Ector 305A N1832

Summary

On 9 April 2018 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna Ector 305A registered N1832 was involved in an accident near South Lake Tahoe, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 April 2018 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

South Lake Tahoe, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Tahoe (TVL)

Coordinates

38.8939, -119.9953

Aircraft

Cessna Ector 305A

Registration

N1832

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

South Lake Tahoe → South Lake Tahoe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA209

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the flight instructor in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, the pilot receiving instruction was on the flight controls during the landing roll. Near the end of the roll, the tail began to swerve, and the airplane ground looped to the right. The airplane exited the right side of the runway, and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing spar and aileron. The pilots reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.