# Accident 20160703013589A: Cessna Ector 305A, Shirley, NY, July 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2016, 12:50 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8183° N, 72.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8183&lon=-72.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12633, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12633) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna Ector 305A (registry code 2073902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-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 ECTOR 305A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,688 total, 33 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703013589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RELEASED BANNER ALONG RWY 24 AND PROCEEDED TO RWY 33 TO LAND.  PILOT MADE A 2 POINT LANDING AND ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND CONDITION WITH A TAILWIND COMPONENT.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIP AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GROUND LOOP WHICH SIDE LOADED THE LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE R/H GEAR TO FAIL. THE R/H GEAR FOLDED UNDER AND BROKE FREE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE R/H WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE SPAR AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY DAMAGING BOTH TIPS BEFORE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

## 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 ERA16CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA241), Jul 3, 2016: Cessna 305 (N12633), Shirley, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to accept an advised runway rather than determine actual airport winds, which…

## Other reports on N12633 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070707020829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707020829A), Jul 7, 2007: Cessna 305A (N12633), Berkeley Towns, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) A CE-305A, N12633, experienced sudden engine failure without any warning at 500' AGL northbound along the coast on a banner tow flight. The banner was…

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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