# Accident 20081110851979A: Cessna 305A, San Diego/El C, CA, November 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2008, 11:38 local time
- Place: San Diego/El C, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5263G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5263G) (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: 1,550 total, 470 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081110851979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE FLAIR TO LAND AIRCRAFT BALLOONED, LANDING ATTITUDE WAS RE-ESTABLISHED BUT ON TOUCHING DOWN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 WPR09CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA035), Nov 10, 2008: Cessna 305A (N5263G), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N5263G (2)

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

- [Incident 20250822010729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250822010729I), Aug 22, 2025: Cessna 305A (N5263G), Nampa, ID, Minor damage. After landing on runway 29 at kman, the pilot stated the airplane began to drift to the right and he attempted to correct with left rudder input. The airplane…
- [Accident 19800126002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800126002599A), Jan 26, 1980: Cessna L19 (N5263G), Auburn, WA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Airplane ground-looped off runway.

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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