# Accident 20180204007359A: Cessna T303, Great Barringto, MA, February 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2018, 16:50 local time
- Place: Great Barringto, MA
- Airport: Walter J. Koladza
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1844° N, 73.4067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1844&lon=-73.4067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303TL-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,427 total, 223 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180204007359A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 4, 2018, AIRCRAFT N303TL, A CESSNA AIRCRAFT, MODEL T303, SERIAL NUMBER T30300826, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT WALTER J. KOLADZA AIRPORT (KGBR) LOCATED IN GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  UNDER CFR PART 91. THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS DAY INDICATED SNOW SHOWERS FROM 1214 EST THROUGH 1810 EST. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS LISTED AS LIGHT SNOW, VISIBILITY OF .8 MILES, WINDS 4.6 MPH FROM NE, TEMPERATURE 30.0* F.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 HRS, CONDUCTED A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, OBTAINED WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FOREFLIGHT AS WELL AS LOCKHEED MARTIN. HE STATED THAT HE FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 HRS. HE STATED THAT HE LOADED THE AIRPORT DIAGRAM ON TO HIS IPAD AND TAXIED FROM THE FBO, TURNED LEFT ON TO RUNWAY 11 BUT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE RUNWAY MARKINGS. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE FILED FLIGHT PLAN JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER THE ENBANKMENT AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 11. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED DOWN THE ENBANKMENT, AN APPROXIMATE 15 FOOT DROP, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY FACING IN A SOUTH WEST HEADING. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE ENBANKMENT. THE TAIL CONE AND EMPENNAGE AFT OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SLANTED SPAR SUFFERED IMPACT DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR HIS PASSENGER.

## 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 GAA18CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA134), Feb 4, 2018: Cessna T303 (N303TL), Great Barrington, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see the taxiway when returning to the ramp from the snow-covered runway, which resulted in the airplane rolling down an embankment.

## Other reports on N303TL (2)

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

- [Accident 20190817016259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190817016259A), Aug 17, 2019: Cessna T303 (N303TL), Lagrangeville, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed orange county airport heading to republic airport with a fuel stop in Sky Acres. Video from Sky Acres shows N303TL landing and taxiing to…
- [Incident 20070118000589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070118000589I), Jan 18, 2007: Cessna T303 (N303TL), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft departed ankeny, Iowa (ikv) for fort dodge, Iowa (FOD). The pilot indicated that he hit something on takeoff. When retracting the gear, the…

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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