# NTSB ATL06CA063: Cessna 0-1A, N3FS, Kenansville, NC, April 12, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 12, 2006, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Kenansville, NC - Coordinates: 34.983333, -77.966667 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9833&lon=-77.9667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Greensboro FSDO-05 - NTSB case key (mKey): 63532 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA063 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63532/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA063 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an ground loop, and subsequent collision with ground. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command ## Analysis The pilot stated that the flight was initiated for the purpose of observing the local forestry conditions, and after the observation flight was completed the airplane returned to the airport. The pilot noted that the wind conditions at the airport were 90 to 140 degree crosswinds on the approach to runway 23. The pilot stated that the approach and touchdown were normal, and as the airplane began to roll out "it was struck by a strong crosswind gust" which forced the airplane onto its right landing gear. The airplane yawed to the left and the pilot applied full right rudder. The pilot stated that the wheel/axle separated from the right landing gear leg and the airplane veered off of the runway to the left. The right landing gear leg separated from the fuselage, and the right wing tip impacted the ground. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented with better skills and experience. ## Factual narrative On April 12, 2006, at 1600 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 0-1A, N3FS, registered to and operated by the North Carolina Forest Service as a public use flight, had the pilot lose directional control during landing roll at the Duplin County Airport, Kenansville, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The commercial pilot and passenger reported no injuries and the airplane received substantial damage. The flight originated from the Kenansville, North Carolina, at 1545. The pilot stated that the flight was initiated for the purpose of observing the local forestry conditions, and after the observation flight was completed the airplane returned to the airport. The pilot noted that the wind conditions at the airport were 90 to 140 degree crosswinds on the approach to runway 23. The pilot stated that the approach and touchdown were normal, and as the airplane began to roll out "it was struck by a strong crosswind gust" which forced the airplane onto its right landing gear. The airplane yawed to the left and the pilot applied full right rudder. The pilot stated that the wheel/axle separated from the right landing gear leg and the airplane veered off of the runway to the left. The right landing gear leg separated from the fuselage, and the right wing tip impacted the ground. The pilot stated that the airplane came to rest 10 feet from the runway edge. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented with better skills and experience. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3FS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3FS-2008-08-13), registration cancelled 2008-08-13, S/N 51-12683, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 0-1A - Registry model: [Cessna 0-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-0-1a) (registry code 2074006) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 51-1268 - Airframe hours: 12836 - Engines: Continental TIO-1420 213 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91 - Registered owner: North Carolina Forest Service - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2006, 12,836 hours before - Departed: DPL, KENANSVILLE, NC - Destination: DPL, KENANSVILLE, NC - Airport: DPL, Duplin Co, runway 23, 6,000 × 90 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2005; seat: front; flight hours: 2,310 total, 70 in this make and model, 1,896 as pilot in command, 82 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 12 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.31 inHg - Observed at: DPL ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060412007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060412007059A), Apr 12, 2006: Cessna O1A, Kenansville, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing at Duplin county airport (dpl), aircraft ground looped and slid off runway. Pilot stated that the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind.… ## Other investigations on N3FS (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 IAD79FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA041), Mar 27, 1979: Cessna 305A (N3FS), Fair Bluff, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.