# Accident 20091122025579A: Cessna 305A, Rochester, IN, November 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2009, 09:10 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0656° N, 86.1817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0656&lon=-86.1817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1172D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1172D) (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 MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,236 total, 250 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091122025579A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED THAT WINDS WERE 110 DEGREES AT 02 KTS AS REPORTED BY AWOS.  PIC ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 29 RATHER THAN RWY 11 DUE TO SUN GLARE.PIC STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A NORMAL, FULL STALL, 3-POINT LANDING. THE AIRPLANE STALLED APPROXIMATELY 6" TO 12" ABOVE THE RUNWAY, TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED SLIGHTLY.  ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT AND PROGRESSED INTO A GROUND LOOP.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, RIGHT WINGTIP AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 500' FROM THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT, 20' SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AND HAD ROTATED 200 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY HEADING.  PIC STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT HE LOST CONTROL.

## 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 CEN10CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA061), Nov 22, 2009: Cessna 305A (N1172D), Rochester, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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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