# NTSB CHI73FEG07: Cessna 305A, N5253G, Chesapeake, OH, September 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1972
- Place: Chesapeake, OH · CHESAPEAKE, OH
- Location: 38.4269° N, 82.4562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4269&lon=-82.4562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3591  72/9/18    CHESAPEAKE,OHIO     CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 277
        TIME - 1810                    N5253G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  LAWERENCE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESAPEAKE,OHIO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5253G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Lawerence County

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.

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