# Accident 20180409003419A: Cessna Ector 305A, South Lake Taho, CA, April 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2018, 16:45 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1832, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1832-2025-02-22) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,074 total, 62 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180409003419A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FRONT PILOT'S SEAT.  ON THEIR 6TH LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT AND IN THE SOFT GROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON THE GROUND.

## 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 GAA18CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA209), Apr 9, 2018: Cessna Ector 305A (N1832), South Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N1832 (2)

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

- [Accident 20200903015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200903015489A), Sep 3, 2020: Cessna Ector 305A (N1832), Amboy, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced an engine "stumble" when moving the fuel selector. The engine continued to operate normally afterwards. As a precaution, the pilot decided to…
- [Accident 19921023063119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921023063119A), Oct 23, 1992: Cessna 305A (N1832), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Veered left on landing. Over controlled opposite rudder and ground looped to the right.

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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