# Accident 20001227024689A: Cessna 305A, Morganton, NC, December 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Airport: Morganton-Lenoir Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8247° N, 81.6111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8247&lon=-81.6111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143F) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001227024689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, ONLANDING ROLL, ON RUNWAY 3, TAIL ROSE, AND SLOWLY WENT OVER ONTO TOPSIDE. PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL BRAKE MAY HAVE BEEN STIFF.

## 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 MIA01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA052), Dec 27, 2000: Cessna 305A (N143F), Morganton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control about the aircraft's lateral axis during landing rollout, and the resultant nose over.

## Other reports on N143F (1)

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

- [Incident 19810702058149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702058149I), Jul 2, 1981: Cessna 305A (N143F), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Za oil leak in flight. Landed Los Alamitos aaf. Repaired oil leak, filter cap gasket. Test ok.

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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