- Date
- September 7, 1985, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Star, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N19JKCessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850907047109A
- Case key
- 6872
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - runway
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Landing gear,main gear attachment - failure,totalCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Analysis
During landing roll the aircraft ground looped and the rightlanding gear separated from the aircraft. The pilot stated that the right brake locked causing the aircraft to veer to the right. No evidence of brake malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19JK
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22768
- Airframe hours
- 3,525
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leland E. Dart
- Registered owner
- Leland E. Dart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1985
- Departed
- 43A · Star, NC
- Airport
- 43A · Montgomery Co., runway 20, 3,500 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 50 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAY, 51 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.