# Accident 20150829014099A: Cessna 305A, Midlothian, TX, August 29, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2015, 12:45 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4589° N, 96.9125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4589&lon=-96.9125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5255G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5255G) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150829014099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND DOWNWIND WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND ON HARD SURFACE GRASSY RUNWAY. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ROLL OUT. ONE WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 GAA15CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA242), Aug 29, 2015: Cessna 305A (N5255G), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the brake line tubing for the right main landing gear brake, due to a non-standard method used to secure the brake line, which resulted in a loss of control during landing, and a…

## Other reports on N5255G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730323006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730323006689A), Mar 23, 1973: Cessna 305A (N5255G), Forest, VA, Substantial damage. Un clb abv trees,plt cut pwr hit trees at gnd lvl.

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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