# Accident 20130830021719A: Cessna/Weaver 305E, Paris, TX, August 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2013, 19:50 local time
- Place: Paris, TX
- Airport: Cox Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6191° N, 95.4896° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6191&lon=-95.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N862, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N862) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna/Weaver 305E (registry code 2074011, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-weaver-305e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA/WEAVER 305E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA531) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130830021719A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 CEN13LA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA531), Aug 31, 2013: Cessna/Weaver 305 - E (N862), Paris, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a landing gear O-ring, which prevented the pilot from being able to maintain directional control of the airplane 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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