# Accident 19930717024299A: Cessna 305A, Belen, NM, July 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1993, 10:15 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8096° N, 106.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8096&lon=-106.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5214G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5214G) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O47011B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717024299A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN GUSTY QUARTERING TAILWIND. WEATHERVANED INTO WIND. GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN93LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA082), Jul 17, 1993: Cessna 305A (N5214G), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS: A QUARTERING TAILWIND.

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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