# Accident 20170612008269A: Cessna 305C (0-1E), Rexburg, ID, June 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2017, 10:15 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Airport: Rexburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8339° N, 111.8050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8339&lon=-111.8050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305C (0-1E) (registry code 2074014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305c-0-1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305C (0-1E)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,821 total, 4 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170612008269A

## Narrative

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

N305CM, WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 35, AT REXBURG ID. THE WINDS WERE BEING CALLED BY THE ASOS AS 050@15 GUSTING TO 21. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, THE TAIL CAME DOWN, AND THE AIRCRFT STARTED TO GO TO THE EAST. HE CORRECTED AND WAS NOW HEADED FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOW HEADED SOUTHEAST AND GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEARLY STOPPED WHEN A LARGE GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE LEFT WING ROCKING IT UP ON THE RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND THE WIND DIED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE MAIN GEAR.

## 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 GAA17CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA346), Jun 12, 2017: Cessna 305C (0 1E) (N305CM), Rexberg, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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