# Accident 19970809021529A: Cessna 305A, Aspen, CO, August 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1997
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.1904° N, 106.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1904&lon=-106.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N542EZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970809021529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING PATTERN WORK ON RUNWAY, LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## 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 FTW97LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA306), Aug 9, 1997: Cessna 305A (L-19) (N542EZ), Aspen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain direction control of the aircraft during landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear. A related factor was…

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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