# Accident 20090911016629A: Cessna 305A, Helena, MT, September 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2009, 08:10 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6069° N, 111.9828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6069&lon=-111.9828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119WW) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,332 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA443) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090911016629A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2009, AT 0810 MDT, CESSNA 305A BIRD DOG, N119WW, REGISTERE TO AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT HELENA, MONTANA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN HELENA MONTANA.  THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  NO PASSENGERS WERE ON-BOARD.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AND TERMINATED AT HLN, HELENA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN HELENA MONTANA.

## 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 WPR09CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA443), Sep 11, 2009: Cessna 305A (N119WW), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

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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