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FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · Grundy, VA · May 4, 1999

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Date
May 4, 1999 · 10:30 local
Place
Grundy, VA
Airport
Grundy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5299G
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC99LA106
Reported as
Cessna 305A
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total21 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N5299GRegistered now · Cessna 305AS/N 22111Airframe modelCessna 305AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft ground looped upon landing on rwy 22. Pilot lost control and attempted to take-off, as a means of recovery. Aircraft departed the runway to the left, traveled down an embankment and struck several trees. (.4) after flying for approximately 35 minutes, the pilot entered a left down wind for his intended destination. While on downwind and abeam the numbers, the pilot retarded the throttle and configured the airplane with 10 degrees of flaps. He then turned final approximately 500 feet AGL, and 1/2 mile from the runway. On final, the pilot reconfigured the airplane with 30 degrees of flaps and slowed to 70 mph. The airplane crossed the approach end of the runway, and the pilot initiated a flare. At that point, 'everything was normal,' and the airplane touched down smoothly, tail wheel first. The nose of the airplane then started to drift to the right. The pilot added 'hard left rudder,' and the nose of the airplane transitioned from the right side of center line to the left side of center line. As the airplane approached the left side of the runway, the pilot elected to abort the landing. He advanced the throttle, the engine responded, and the airplane yawed f urther left while becoming airborne. The airplane continued to drift left, until it impacted trees, coming to rest upright.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED UPON LANDING ON RWY 22. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF, AS A MEANS OF RECOVERY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK SEVERAL TREES. (.4) AFTER FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES, THE PILOT ENTERED A LEFT DOWN WIND FOR HIS INTENDED DESTINATION. WHILE ON DOWNWIND AND ABEAM THE NUMBERS, THE PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. HE THEN TURNED FINAL APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL, AND 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. ON FINAL, THE PILOT RECONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND SLOWED TO 70 MPH. THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT INITIATED A FLARE. AT THAT POINT, 'EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL,' AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY, TAIL WHEEL FIRST. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE THEN STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ADDED 'HARD LEFT RUDDER,' AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TRANSITIONED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF CENTER LINE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF CENTER LINE. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE RESPONDED, AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED F URTHER LEFT WHILE BECOMING AIRBORNE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT, UNTIL IT IMPACTED TREES, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC99LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrundy, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.May 4, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5299G · 1

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

Accident 19741026036519ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Hopewell, VAStruck shallow ditch beside rwy.Oct 26, 1974 · Substantial damage