# Accident 19990918026349A: Cessna 305A, Warehouse Point, CT, September 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Warehouse Point, CT
- Airport: Skylark Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9284° N, 72.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK AIRPARK (7B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9284&lon=-72.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna Ector 305A (registry code 2073902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-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 O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 450 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918026349A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1999, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 305A, N86WM, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A BANNER PICKUP AT SKYLARK AIRPORT (7B6), WAREHOUSE POINT, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL BANNER-TOWING FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE BANNER BECAME HOOKED ON THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE PICKUP.  THE PILOT FELT THE AIRPLANE YAW, AND ELECTED TO LAND.  DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED OVER ON ITS BACK. (.4) DURING A BANNER PICK-UP, THE BANNER BECAME ENTANGLED ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT OPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND ON TO ITS BACK.             (-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND EYEWITNESSES , THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING APPROACH TO PICK UP BANNER TOW.  AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE BANNER LINE WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR ON DEPARTURE FROM THE BANNER PICK UP. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED HEAVY YAW TO RIGHT DUE TO BANNER LINE WRAPPED AROUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR.  PILOT INITIA TED RETURN LANDING APPROACH (FULL LEFT PEDAL WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN HEADING) AND TOUCHED DOWN ACROSS THE RUNWAY, ROLLED INTO WET GRASS FOR ABOUT 200 FEET DRAGGING THE BANNER ACROSS THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, FUSELAGE, WINGS, VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER AND ELEVATORS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT NOSED FORWARD AND FLIPPED COMPLETELY OVER IN THE GRASS.

## 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 NYC99LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA229), Sep 18, 1999: Cessna 305A (N86WM), Warehouse Point, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the clearance between the airplane and the banner loop during banner pickup.

## Other reports on N86WM (1)

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

- [Accident 20200717009159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200717009159A), Jul 17, 2020: Cessna Ector 305A (N86WM), Glenwood Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Flight in calm, cool air that ended in a loss of directional control upon landing and a groundloop in a tailwheel airplane, which was overturned in the…

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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