# Accident 20200604008929A: Cessna 305C (0-1E), Castroville, TX, June 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2020, 11:00 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3428° N, 98.8514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3428&lon=-98.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88688, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88688) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305C (0-1E) (registry code 2074014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305c-0-1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-470-11 (registry code 17364, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-470-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305C (0-1E)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-470-11
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 1 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200604008929A

## Narrative

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

PIC PERFORMED 7 LANDINGS IN THE AIRCRAFT SOLO AT CASTROVILLE (CVB) THEN RETURNED TO BOERNE STAGE AIRPORT (5C1) TO PICK UP A FULL LOAD OF FUEL AND A 200 POUND PASSENGER. HE THEN RETURNED TO CASTROVILLE WHERE UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PIC CAUSED A GROUND LOOP. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, AILERON AS WELL AS THE ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RESULTED.

## 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 CEN20CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA242), Jun 4, 2020: Cessna 305 (N88688), Castroville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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