# Accident 20040114008299A: Cessna 305A, Casa Grande, AZ, January 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2004, 15:26 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9547° N, 111.7669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9547&lon=-111.7669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040114008299A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX04LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA094), Jan 14, 2004: Cessna 305A (N305BD), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a tail wheel steering component (spring), which resulted in a loss of directional control and a ground loop during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the soft terrain adjacent…

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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