# Accident 19990313014609A: Cessna 305A, Coalinga, CA, March 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1999, 13:15 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1891° N, 120.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1891&lon=-120.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5188G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5188G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 99 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990313014609A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 13, 1999, AT 1315 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 305A, N5188G, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, GROUND LOOPED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE UNCONTROLLED HARRIS RANCH AIRPORT, COALINGA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ANGWIN, CALIFORNIA, AT 0930. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE, AND HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH ITS OPERATION AND FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 14. SEVERAL AIRPLANES HAD LANDED AHEAD OF HIM WITHOUT EXPERIENCING APPARENT DIFFICULTY. THE SURFACE WIND WAS VARIABLE. ITS SPEED INCREASED FROM APPROXIMATELY 3 KNOTS TO 10 KNOTS, WHILE CHANGING DIRECTION FROM 060 TO 090 DEGREES.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS AND OPERATION OF HIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE. THE PILOT TRIED TO PERFORM A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, BUT THE AIRPLANE SWERVED.  HE THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE EXPERIENCED DURING THE FLIGHT.  THE LOCAL SURFACE WIND WAS FROM ABOUT 090 DEGREES, BETWEEN 3 AND 5 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX99LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA118), Mar 13, 1999: Cessna 305A (N5188G), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

## Other reports on N5188G (1)

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

- [Accident 20010323004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323004439A), Mar 23, 2001: Cessna 305A (N5188G), Winslow, AZ, Substantial damage. (-19)On March 23, 2001, about 1550 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 305A, N5188G, owned and operated by the front seated pilot, ground looped during…

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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