# Accident 20050715015589A: Cessna 525A, Newnan, GA, July 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2005, 15:10 local time
- Place: Newnan, GA
- Airport: Newnan Coweta County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3114° N, 84.7697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3114&lon=-84.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525A
- Reported engine: WILINT FJ44
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050715015589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS IS A SINGLE PILOT, IFR ARRIVAL FOR THE NEWNAN COUNTY AIRPORT, (KCCO). THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A VISUAL OR LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT REPORTED FLYING THROUGH A MODERATE AREA OF RAIN SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED FURTHER THAT VISIBILITY WAS "GOOD" AND NEVER LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY/AIRPORT. TOUCH DOWN WAS NORMAL HOWEVER, DE-CELERATION WAS NOT EVIDENT ON BRAKING AND LOWERING FLAPS TO 60 DEGREES. SOME LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS EXPERIENCED AND AT APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD, PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND MANEUVER BY RAISING THE FLAPS TO 15 DEGREES AND ADDING FULL POWER. AGAIN, ACCELERATION WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY EVIDENT (DUE TO STANDING WATER ON RUNWAY). WITH APPROX. 500 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING, LIFT OFF WAS AFFECTED BY AFT CONTROL COLUMN MOVEMENT WHEREUPON THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BY THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT'S STATEMENT INCLUDED HIS BEING COGNITIVE OF STRIKING THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA IN THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE PILOT THEREFORE ELECTED TO LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN AND CALLED HIS COMPANY OPERATIONS REQUESTING THEY DO A VISUAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR DURING A LOW PASS OF THE RUNWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE UNDAMAGED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS AFFECTED ON RUNWAY 14. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MADE AND THE MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION WAS ADVISED OF THE MISHAP. DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, SLIGHT F.O.D. TO THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WHEEL/GEAR DOOR.

## 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 ATL05CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA131), Jul 15, 2005: Cessna 525A (N3ST), Newnan, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the landing and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were hydroplaning condition, and the localizer antenna.

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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