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FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · Sioux Falls, SD · June 10, 2022

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Date
June 10, 2022 · 16:25 local
Place
Sioux Falls, SD
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N201FM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA245
Reported as
Cessna 305A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N201FMRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2023 · Cessna 305AS/N 22488 · Built 1952Airframe modelCessna 305AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was cleared for landing touch and go #1 on rwy 21 at fsd and a jet was cleared to land #2 for rwy 21. Pilot didn't want to impede the flow of the landing jet. The pilot carried more airspeed than usual for landing, when the pilot touched down on the runway the aircraft bounced and the pilot immediately applied full power and initiated a climb to conduct a go around. The aircraft yawed right and pitched up resulting in the right wing stalling and wingtip contacting the ground. The pilot utilized appropriate rudder control input to lift the right wing. The aircraft was now headed 230-240 direction towards the sod. The pilot decided to conduct a landing in the sod, when the aircaft touched down, the left main landing gear sunk into the soft ground due to substantial rain from the night prior. This resulted in an aggressive left turn ground loop situation which collapsed the left main gear. When the aircraft came to a stop the pilot conducted an appropriate shutdown procedure and exited the aircraft and immediately contacted tower.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING TOUCH AND GO #1 ON RWY 21 AT FSD AND A JET WAS CLEARED TO LAND #2 FOR RWY 21. PILOT DIDN'T WANT TO IMPEDE THE FLOW OF THE LANDING JET. THE PILOT CARRIED MORE AIRSPEED THAN USUAL FOR LANDING, WHEN THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL POWER AND INITIATED A CLIMB TO CONDUCT A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT AND PITCHED UP RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING STALLING AND WINGTIP CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT UTILIZED APPROPRIATE RUDDER CONTROL INPUT TO LIFT THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOW HEADED 230-240 DIRECTION TOWARDS THE SOD. THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONDUCT A LANDING IN THE SOD, WHEN THE AIRCAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SUNK INTO THE SOFT GROUND DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL RAIN FROM THE NIGHT PRIOR. THIS RESULTED IN AN AGGRESSIVE LEFT TURN GROUND LOOP SITUATION WHICH COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN APPROPRIATE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED TOWER.

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 CEN22LA245Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSioux Falls, SDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.Jun 10, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N201FM · 2

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

Accident 19980429008479ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fredericktown, MOVeered off runway landing. Lost control down embankment. Nosed over. Light gear type tucks in on side loads. (.4)after landing, the pilot applied right rudder to correct a gradual left turning tendency. The airplane abruptly turned to the right. The pilot…Apr 29, 1998 · Substantial damageAccident 19900518016679AFinal Approach · Woodstock, GAEngine quit on final,landed in trees short of runway. Large quanitiy of water in fuel. Pilot drained fuel preflightMay 18, 1990 · Substantial damage