# Accident 20050403007189A: Cessna U3A, Union, SC, April 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2005, 14:57 local time
- Place: Union, SC
- Airport: Union Co/Shelton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6864° N, 81.6417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6864&lon=-81.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3064L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3064L-2005-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U-3A (registry code 2074206, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U3A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,595 total, 220 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050403007189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A DAY LANDING AT THE UNION COUNTY AIRPORT (35A) IN UNION, S.C., THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23, STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, AND SLID DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABEAM THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN A POSITION THAT WAS OPPOSITE THAT OF THE INTENDED LANDING DIRECTION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT THAT WAS OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. TWO SOULS WERE ON BOARD; THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, PROPELLERS, AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ATL05CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA068), Apr 3, 2005: Cessna 310J (N3064L), Union City, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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