# Accident 20130202001689A: Cessna 305A, Camarillo, CA, February 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2013, 14:15 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2139° N, 119.0944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342FS) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 25,040 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130202001689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N342FS MADE AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN FROM CMA RUNWAY 26 FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. SIDE-LOADING TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT ATTACH POINT.

## 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 WPR13LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA112), Feb 2, 2013: Cessna 305A (N342FS), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A tailwheel vibration upon touchdown and the subsequent loss of directional control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or…

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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