# Incident 19820805051449I: Cessna 305A, Abernathy, TX, August 5, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1982, 20:15 local time
- Place: Abernathy, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8268° N, 101.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abernathy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8268&lon=-101.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5075G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5075G-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820805051449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT PERFORMED LANDING FROM REAR SEAT. GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. PILOT BARRED FROM FURTHER FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5075G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820417017829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417017829I), Apr 17, 1982: Cessna 305A (N5075G), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control as tail lowered from crosswind. No flap wheel landing. Ground-looped.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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