# Accident 19990504038049A: Cessna 305A, Grundy, VA, May 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Grundy, VA
- Airport: Grundy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2695° N, 82.1003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2695&lon=-82.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5299G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5299G) (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 O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 21 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504038049A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC99LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA106), May 4, 1999: Cessna 305 (N5299G), Grundy, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N5299G (1)

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

- [Accident 19741026036519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026036519A), Oct 26, 1974: Cessna 305A (N5299G), Hopewell, VA, Substantial damage. Struck shallow ditch beside rwy.

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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