# NTSB investigations: Cessna 305A: Landing gear collapse

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA24LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA358.md): Cessna 305 · Sterling, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 25, 2024 · N5673B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent landing gear collapse. Contributing was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB WPR13LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA112.md): Cessna 305A · Camarillo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 2013 · N342FS · Substantial damage
  > A tailwheel vibration upon touchdown and the subsequent loss of directional control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA10CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA304.md): Cessna 305A · Toms River, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2010 · N5075K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's loss of airplane control during landing, which resulted in a ground-loop.
- [NTSB LAX08LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA060.md): Cessna 305-A · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2008 · N473GF · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear strut due to fatigue. Contributing to the failure was the side load placed on the landing gear while making a crosswind landing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2074002')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '094' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence?model=2074002

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