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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · Slatington, PA · October 17, 2013

Date: October 17, 2013 · 12:00 local
Place: Slatington, PA
Airport: Slatington
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N305CR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA003
Reported as: Cessna 305A
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 13 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

N305CRRegistered now · Cessna 305AS/N 21483 · Built 1950 Airframe modelCessna 305A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Normal approach, normal touchdown on centerline. Plane drifted right, immediately went upside down on runway. Plane came to stop, pilot released himself from harness and exited aircraft.

Windsock on field was poorly maintained and was hard to move by hand. Wind sock did not display proper wind direction.

As the FAA filed it

NORMAL APPROACH, NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ON CENTERLINE. PLANE DRIFTED RIGHT, IMMEDIATELY WENT UPSIDE DOWN ON RUNWAY. PLANE CAME TO STOP, PILOT RELEASED HIMSELF FROM HARNESS AND EXITED AIRCRAFT.

WINDSOCK ON FIELD WAS POORLY MAINTAINED AND WAS HARD TO MOVE BY HAND. WIND SOCK DID NOT DISPLAY PROPER WIND DIRECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14CA003Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSlatington Airport, PAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land with a tailwind condition and the airfield's inaccurate windsock.Oct 17, 2013 · Substantial damage