# Accident 20131017021949A: Cessna 305A, Slatington, PA, October 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Slatington, PA
- Airport: Slatington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7642° N, 75.6047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7642&lon=-75.6047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305CR) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131017021949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA14CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA003), Oct 17, 2013: Cessna 305A (N305CR), Slatington Airport, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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