# Accident 20060120000649A: Cessna 305A, Seboeis Plantat, ME, January 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Seboeis Plantat, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3681° N, 68.6964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3681&lon=-68.6964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5300G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5300G) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 189 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060120000649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING TO AN ICE-COVERED LAKE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HEAVY GAUGE TELEPHONE CABLE THAT WAS SUSPENDED ACROSS THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LAKE. THE PILOT SAW THE CABLE WHILE ON SHORT FINAL WHILE LANDING TO THE NORTH. HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION BY NOSING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLY UNDER THE WIRE. THE AIRCRAFT'S VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER CAUGHT THE WIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ICE IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SHOULDER HARNESSES AND WERE NOT INJURED. DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO ENGINE, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND RUDDER. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO AT LEAST ONE UNOCCUPIED RESIDENCE ON THE SOUTHWEST SHORE FROM THE CABLE AS IT BROKE AND CONTACTED THE PLACE WITH SOME FORCE.

## 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 NYC06CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA060), Jan 20, 2006: Cessna 305A (N5300G), Seboeis, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines, while attempting to land on a frozen lake.

## Other reports on N5300G (1)

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

- [Accident 19890128065752A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128065752A), Jan 28, 1989: Cessna 305A (N5300G), Blairstown, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Glider 8612R over-controlled in turbulence on tow climb. Towplane released line, stalled and crashed.

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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