# NTSB CHI01LA287: Cessna 305, N432WC, Vichy, MO, August 20, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 20, 2001, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Vichy, MO - Coordinates: 38.109657, -91.759117 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1097&lon=-91.7591&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 24, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 53099 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA287 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53099/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA287 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. The crosswind was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Complete gear collapsed, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - landing gear,main gear - failure ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage during landing when it veered left off runway 22 and the landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported the, "Aircraft tracked straight down the runway for a few seconds then began to track to the left. I applied right rudder which had no effect. I then added right brake but the left turn continued. Nothing seemed to have any effect on turning of the aircraft." He reported that when the airplane hit the sod, the right gear failed. The airplane came to a rest about 11 feet from the edge of the runway on a heading of 060 degrees. An examination of the airplane revealed no flight control anomalies. A metallurgical examination of the right rudder control cable revealed it failed in overload. At 1753, the observed winds were 160 degrees at 10 knots. ## Factual narrative On August 20, 2001, at 1730 central daylight time, a Cessna 305, N432WC, sustained substantial damage during landing when it veered off the runway and the landing gear collapsed. The commercial pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed Kalamazoo, Michigan, at 1430 eastern standard time, and was making a full stop landing on runway 22 (5,500 feet by 100 feet) at the Rolla National Airport (VIH), Vichy, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported the airplane touched down on runway 22. He reported the, "Aircraft tracked straight down the runway for a few seconds then began to track to the left. I applied right rudder which had no effect. I then added right brake but the left turn continued. Nothing seemed to have any effect on turning of the aircraft." He reported that when the airplane hit the sod, the right gear failed. The airplane came to a rest about 11 feet from the edge of the runway on a heading of 060 degrees. A Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Inspector examined the airplane. The right hand rudder cable was found broken. The airplane exhibited no other flight control anomalies. A metallurgical examination of the rudder control cable revealed it failed in overload. At 1753, the observed weather at VIH was: winds 160 degrees at 10 knots, sky clear, visibility 10 miles, temperature 84 degrees, dew point 82 degrees, altimeter 30.01. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N432WC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432WC), registered now, S/N 21912 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 305 - Registry model: [Cessna 305](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305) (registry code 2074001) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21912 - Airframe hours: 2275 - Engines: Continental o-470-11 213 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Edward R. Pepper - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2000, 30 hours before - Departed: AZO, KALAMAZOO, MI - Destination: VIH, Vichy, MO - Airport: VIH, Rolla National Airport, runway 22, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review November 19, 1999; seat: center; flight hours: 2,250 total, 44 in this make and model, 2,090 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: VIH ## 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 20010820023239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010820023239A), Aug 20, 2001: Cessna 305, Rolla/Vichy, MO, No damage. (-23) On August 30, 2001 at approximately 1730 hrs. Mr. Pepper was landing his Cessna 305A on runway 22 at Rolla National Airport (vih) when after touchdown… 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.