# NTSB CEN22LA325: Cessna 305A, N5292G, Mc Kinney, TX, July 15, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 15, 2022, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC) - Place: Mc Kinney, TX - Coordinates: 33.245948, -96.564156 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2459&lon=-96.5642&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105518 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA325 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105518/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105518 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA325 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during landing resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 305A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=2074002), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 305A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2074002), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on final approach, the airplane was “high”, so he pulled off power to lose altitude and reduce airspeed. As the airplane was nearing the runway, the airplane entered an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. The stall horn sounded as the airplane pitched up, and the left wing lost lift. The airplane collided with terrain in a left-wing low attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failure with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The pilot also reported that he did not add power which allowed the airplane to enter a stall. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5292G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5292G), registered now, S/N 22515, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A - Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22515 - Year built: 1965 - Engines: Continental O470-11B 213 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Doyle Danny G - Registered owner: Doyle Danny G - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 19, 2001 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: Priv - Equipment: Handheld GPS, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 1,187 total, 25 in this make and model, 1,187 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KTKI, 4 nm away - METAR: KTKI 151253Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02560206 ## 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 20220715022369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220715022369A), Jul 15, 2022: Cessna 305A, Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. On July 15, 2022 at approximately 0815 local,[privacy data omitted] was on a VFR approach to land on runway 18 at Square Air Airport (TS63). The aircraft… ## Other investigations on N5292G (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 ATL85LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA152), May 1, 1985: Cessna 305A (N5292G), No.Myrtle Bch, SC, destroyed ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 1, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105518. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 645 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14217434&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120%20CEN22LA325_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 1 photo, 415 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14216737&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20CEN22LA325-Rel.pdf - Release of aircraft wreckage, NTSB form 6120.15 (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 43 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14217253&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Wreckage%20Release_Redacted-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. 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.