# Accident 20040331004459A: Cessna 305A, Bozeman, MT, March 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2004, 09:45 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6691° N, 111.1401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6691&lon=-111.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5210G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5210G) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 110 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040331004459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED A 3-POINT LANDING AND WAS ON ROLL OUT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY AND TIPPED ONTO RIGHT WING. STRONG, GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 SEA04LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA061), Mar 31, 2004: Cessna 305A (N5210G), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in the tail wheel-equipped aircraft, leading to an inadvertent ground-loop, during which the aircraft's wing impacted the…

## Other reports on N5210G (1)

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

- [Accident 19730404009809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730404009809A), Apr 4, 1973: Cessna 305A (N5210G), Bismarck, ND, Substantial damage. Fuel selector found in off pos.

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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