# Accident 20231028016209A: Cessna 305, Williamston, NC, October 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2023, 17:40 local time
- Place: Williamston, NC
- Airport: Martin County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8622° N, 77.1782° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8622&lon=-77.1782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19YM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19YM-2024-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305 (registry code 2074001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231028016209A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/28/2023, A CESSNA L-19 LOST CONTROL DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 03 AT THE MARTIN COUNTY AIRPORT (KMCZ) WITH 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE CALM. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN HE SAW A DEER OUT OF HIS LEFT EYE AND VEERED RIGHT TO AVOID THE ANIMAL BUT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN HIS ATTEMPT TO REALIGN THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT AND INTO THE GRASS, IN A DIRECT COLLISION COURSE WITH A CONCRETE DRAINPIPE AND CONCRETE WALL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLE BY BECOMING AIRBORNE AND APPLIED FULL POWER WITH 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS SELECTED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CONCRETE WALL HEAD ON AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH. NO MECHANICAL IRREGULAIRITES WERE FOUND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NUMEROUS INJURIES.

## 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 ERA24LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA025), Oct 28, 2023: Cessna 305 (N19YM), Williamston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control to avoid a deer during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a culvert.

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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