# Incident 20170802016859I: Cessna 305A, Westerly, RI, August 2, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3733° N, 71.8068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerly, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3733&lon=-71.8068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5213G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5213G) (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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 250 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170802016859I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS RETURNING FROM A SIGHT SEEING TRIP. THE AIRMAN LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 14 AND AT THE TIME, THE WIND WAS 180 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. IN THE AIRMAN'S STATEMENT, "A GUST OCCURRED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY." THE RIGHT MAIN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GRASS. WHILE BOUNCING ON THE ROUGH SURFACE, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SNAPPED INTO THREE PIECES, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE ON ITS BELLY AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE.

## Other reports on N5213G (1)

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

- [Accident 19981005046189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005046189A), Oct 5, 1998: Cessna 305A (N5213G), Warren, VT, Destroyed. (.4) During takeoff for a glider tow operation, the towplane and the glider both became airborne. An FAA inspector witnessed the takeoff and said his attention…

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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