# Accident 20170625009769A: Cessna 305A, Ukiah, CA, June 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2017, 13:40 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1258° N, 123.2008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1258&lon=-123.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4819R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4819R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,576 total, 412 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170625009769A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 25, 2017 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FT. BRAGG AIRPORT (82CL) AND LANDED AT UKIAH AIRPORT (UKI) TO PICK UP FRIEND. ON THE 4TH LANDING, A THREE POINT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDITALEY VEERED LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE. POWER WAS THEN APPLIED TO TRY AND AVOID A GROUND LOOP. AS SOON AS POWER WAS APPLIED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TIPPING ON ITS SIDE AND COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. FLAPS WERE SET AT 45 DEGREES. CROSSWIND FROM LEFT.

## 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 GAA17CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA364), Jun 25, 2017: Cessna 305 (N4819R), Ukiah, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind 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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