# Accident 20060913020099A: Cessna 305A, Lewistown, MT, September 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Airport: Lewistown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0494° N, 109.4667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0494&lon=-109.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5074H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5074H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060913020099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS TRYING TO LAND AIRCRAFT WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT HIS LEFT WING. AS THE LEFT WING ROSE UPWARD, THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND, THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND. THE PLANE NOSED-OVER, WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING, AND STOPPED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION.

## 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 SEA06CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA183), Sep 13, 2006: Cessna 305A (N5074H), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent swerve and nose down. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.

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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