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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · Fort Pierce, FL · May 7, 2010

Date
May 7, 2010 · 19:00 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5312G
Reported as
Cessna 305A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,233 total55 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 07, 2010, at 1900 eastern daylight time, a Cessna CE-305 aircraft, N5312G, experienced the loss of directional control, immediately after landing, at treasure coast airpark, in Fort Pierce, Florida. As a result of the loss of directional control, the aircraft veered to the left, off the runway, and impacted a large pine tree with the left wing on the outboard section of the wing. The flight was conducted as a personal flight under the provisions of title 14 of the code of federal regulations (14 CFR) part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not receive any injuries. The flight departed treasure coast airpark, in Fort Pierce, Florida, on may 7, 2010, at 1845 eastern daylight time. The pilot reported that immediately after landing, he lost directional control of the aircraft as it veered to the left and impacted a pine tree. The on-scene investigation revealed that as a result of the impact, there was substanstial damage to the left wing, including the spar. There was additional structural damage, caused by the force of the tree impact, that extended throughout the fuselage as evidenced by skin wrinkling through the entire aircraft. The heaviest concentration of skin damage (wrinkling) appeared on the top of the wing above the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 07, 2010, AT 1900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA CE-305 AIRCRAFT, N5312G, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING, AT TREASURE COAST AIRPARK, IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, OFF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED A LARGE PINE TREE WITH THE LEFT WING ON THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE WING. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TREASURE COAST AIRPARK, IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, ON MAY 7, 2010, AT 1845 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED A PINE TREE. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THERE WAS SUBSTANSTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, INCLUDING THE SPAR. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, CAUSED BY THE FORCE OF THE TREE IMPACT, THAT EXTENDED THROUGHOUT THE FUSELAGE AS EVIDENCED BY SKIN WRINKLING THROUGH THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT. THE HEAVIEST CONCENTRATION OF SKIN DAMAGE (WRINKLING) APPEARED ON THE TOP OF THE WING ABOVE THE FUSELAGE.

Other reports on N5312G · 4

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