# Accident 20180905016189A: Cessna 305A, Groveland, CA, September 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Groveland, CA
- Airport: Pine Mountain Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8617° N, 120.1786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8617&lon=-120.1786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119PP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119PP) (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: 355 total, 71 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA584) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180905016189A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM, AT PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE AIRPORT (E45) A CESSNA 305A AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 27. LEFT WING LIFTED UP AND CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOOSE CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GROUND LOOP AND THEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SLID OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRAVEL AND INTO THE MEDAIN, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO HIT THE GROUND AND DAMAGING THE WING AND LANDING 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 GAA18CA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA584), Sep 5, 2018: Cessna 305 (N119PP), Groveland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent ground-loop.

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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