# Accident 20101225054239A: Cessna 305A, Spooner, WI, December 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Spooner, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8356° N, 91.8028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8356&lon=-91.8028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6897, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6897) (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: 540 total, 339 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101225054239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SET UP A NORMAL APPROACH TO AN ICE AND SNOW COVERED LAKE.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND OBSERVED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO BE STICKING OUT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE FUSELAGE.  THE PILOT ADDED POWER, TAXIED TO A PARKING AREA, AND CAME TO A STOP, AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT WINGTIP CAME TO REST ON THE SNOW AND WAS BENT, ALONG WITH THE PROPELLER.

## 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 CEN11CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA139), Dec 25, 2010: Cessna 305A (N6897), Spooner, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing on a snow-covered lake.

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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