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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna Ector 305A · Amboy, CA · September 3, 2020

Date: September 3, 2020 · 15:30 local
Place: Amboy, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1832
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA296
Reported as: Cessna Ector 305A
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N1832Registration cancelled Feb 22, 2025 · Cessna Ector 305AS/N 2004 Airframe modelCessna Ector 305A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot experienced an engine "stumble" when moving the fuel selector. The engine continued to operate normally afterwards. As a precaution, the pilot decided to land the aircraft off airport and away from populated areas. The conditions of the landing surface included rocks which contributed to the aircraft ground looping, the right landing collapsed, the right wing and propeller contacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE "STUMBLE" WHEN MOVING THE FUEL SELECTOR. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AFTERWARDS. AS A PRECAUTION, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT OFF AIRPORT AND AWAY FROM POPULATED AREAS. THE CONDITIONS OF THE LANDING SURFACE INCLUDED ROCKS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPING, THE RIGHT LANDING COLLAPSED, THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND.

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 WPR20CA296Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAmboy, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a precautionary landing which resulted in a ground loop.Sep 3, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1832 · 2

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

Accident 20180409003419ALanding: Rollout · South Lake Taho, CAThis 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…Apr 9, 2018 · Substantial damage Accident 19921023063119ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Prescott, AZVeered left on landing. Over controlled opposite rudder and ground looped to the right.Oct 23, 1992 · Substantial damage