# NTSB CEN20CA242: Cessna 305, N88688, Castroville, TX, June 4, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 4, 2020, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Castroville, TX - Coordinates: 29.342777, -98.851387 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3428&lon=-98.8514&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 101475 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20CA242 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101475/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101475 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA242 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 305C (0-1E), 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2074014), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 305C (0-1E), 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2074014), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 305C (0-1E), 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2074014), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the day he practiced several landings with no anomalies. He picked up a passenger and attempted a full stop landing at a nearby airport. Shortly after touchdown, the airplane nose turned slightly to the right. The pilot corrected with rudder input to the left, and the airplane turned sharply to the left. He stated that he could not correct the left turn with the rudder or wheel brakes, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. The right wing and right horizontal stabilizer contacted terrain, and the airplane came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and the elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N88688](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88688), registered now, S/N 61-2962, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 305 (C) - Registry model: [Cessna 305C (0-1E)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305c-0-1e) (registry code 2074014) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-470-11](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-470-11) (registry code 17364, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 61-2962 - Year built: 1961 - Airframe hours: 4600 - Engines: Continental O-470 215 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2019 - Departed: 5C1, Boerne, TX - Destination: CVB, Castroville, TX - Airport: CVB, Castroville Municpal Airport, runway 16, 5,001 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 6,500 total, 1.6 in this make and model, 6,400 as pilot in command, 170 in the last 90 days, 63 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles ## 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 20200604008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200604008929A), Jun 4, 2020: Cessna 305C (0-1E), Castroville, TX, Substantial damage. PIC performed 7 landings in the aircraft solo at Castroville (cvb) then returned to boerne stage airport (5C1) to pick up a full load of fuel and a 200 pound… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 9, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101475. 720 KB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 450 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=9953589&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=J_Cabe%206120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 270 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=9953648&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf 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. 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