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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · New Braunfels, TX · October 17, 2019

Date: October 17, 2019 · 13:58 local
Place: New Braunfels, TX
Airport: New Braunfels Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5073Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA20CA046
Reported as: Cessna 305A
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,764 total3,065 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N5073YRegistered now · Cessna 305AS/N 21714 Airframe modelCessna 305A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed wharton regional airport, direct flight to New Braunfels Regional Airport. On approach, pilot aligned to center of runway 13. Main landing gear touched down, followed by tailwheel contact with runway. Aircraft veered to the left, and pilot stated he applied right rudder to straighten alignment. The aircraft continued to the left side of the runway, turned 180 degrees to the left in ground loop. Aircraft departed runway and came to rest in the grass left of runway. Tire skid marks on runway indicate only the outside right wheel made continuous contact with runway surface. Right wing and right elevator contacted ground. Right wing forward and rear spars, ribs, aileron and outer skin and right elevator forward spar, trailing edge, trim tab and skin require major repairs and classified as substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WHARTON REGIONAL AIRPORT, DIRECT FLIGHT TO NEW BRAUNFELS REGIONAL AIRPORT. ON APPROACH, PILOT ALIGNED TO CENTER OF RUNWAY 13. MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, FOLLOWED BY TAILWHEEL CONTACT WITH RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND PILOT STATED HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO STRAIGHTEN ALIGNMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TURNED 180 DEGREES TO THE LEFT IN GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS LEFT OF RUNWAY. TIRE SKID MARKS ON RUNWAY INDICATE ONLY THE OUTSIDE RIGHT WHEEL MADE CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH RUNWAY SURFACE. RIGHT WING AND RIGHT ELEVATOR CONTACTED GROUND. RIGHT WING FORWARD AND REAR SPARS, RIBS, AILERON AND OUTER SKIN AND RIGHT ELEVATOR FORWARD SPAR, TRAILING EDGE, TRIM TAB AND SKIN REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIRS AND CLASSIFIED AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA20CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNew Braunfels, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground-loop.Oct 17, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5073Y · 1

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

Incident 19991022031329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Hobbs, NM(-23) On October 22, 1999, while being piloted by Mr. Robert dittert, Cessna N5073Y, landed on the ramp at Hobbs Industrial air park (hbb). The pilot stated that while the aircraft was rolling out it began to drift to the left he corrected with right rudder…Oct 22, 1999