20040114008299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · Casa Grande, AZ · January 14, 2004

Date
January 14, 2004 · 15:26 local
Place
Casa Grande, AZ
Airport
Casa Grande Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N305BD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA094
Reported as
Cessna 305A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot bounced the aircraft when attempting to land at cgz. Following bounce, the pilot lost control of the aircraft then ground looped. Left main landing gear broke off and propeller was bent.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT CGZ. FOLLOWING BOUNCE, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND LOOPED. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AND PROPELLER WAS BENT.

NTSB investigation

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