# Accident 20210918017099A: Cessna 305A, Topeka, KS, September 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Philip Billard Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0671° N, 95.6170° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0671&lon=-95.6170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-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 305A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA448) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210918017099A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING N140R STARTED A LEFT TURN (GROUND LOOP) CAUSING IT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT WING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED  TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT. A WITNESS NOTED ON TAKE OFF THE TAIL WHEEL NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE ON THE TAKE OFF. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TAILWHEEL IT WAS FOUND THE LOCKING MECHANISM HAD FAILED.

## 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 CEN21LA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA448), Sep 18, 2021: Cessna 305A (N140R), Topeka, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control and ground loop due to the mechanical malfunction of the tailwheel lock.

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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