# Accident 20220715022369A: Cessna 305A, Mckinney, TX, July 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2022, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Square Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2459° N, 96.5642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2459&lon=-96.5642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5292G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5292G) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,189 total, 21 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220715022369A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 15, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 LOCAL,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A VFR APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 AT SQUARE AIR AIRPORT (TS63). THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PLOWED WHEAT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS §91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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## 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 CEN22LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA325), Jul 15, 2022: Cessna 305A (N5292G), Mc Kinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during landing resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N5292G (1)

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

- [Accident 19850501015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850501015159A), May 1, 1985: Cessna 305A (N5292G), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Climb out after banner release was too steep. Stalled at low altitude with no recovery room and impacted ground.

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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