# NTSB CHI93LA273: Cessna 305B, N26213, Fulton, MO, July 23, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 22, 1993, 20:55 local (Jul 23, 1993, 01:55 UTC)
- Place: Fulton, MO
- Coordinates: 38.849105, -91.949714 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8491&lon=-91.9497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA273
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9248/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA273

## Probable cause

failure to maintain directional control.  A factor related to the accident was the pilot's fatigue.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - fatigue, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE EN ROUTE FROM BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, TO OSKOSH, WISCONSIN.  THEY HAD DEPARTED BOULDER CITY AT 0545 (PDT).  ON THIS LEG OF THE FLIGHT THEY HAD DEPARTED NEWTON, KANSAS, AT 1848(CDT).  THE PILOT LANDED AT FULTON, MISSOURI, AT 2055(CDT).  THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.  THE PILOT HAD GOTTEN ONLY 4 HOURS OF SLEEP ON EACH OF THE TWO NIGHTS PRECEDING THE DEPARTURE FROM BOULDER CITY.  THE PILOT STATED: 'I WAS SIMPLY BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING, NOT REALIZING HOW FATIGUED I WAS.'

## Factual narrative

On July 22, 1993 at 2055 central daylight time, a Cessna 305B, N26213, sustained substantial damage from a ground loop during landing rollout on runway 23 at the Elton Hensley Memorial Airport, Fulton, Missouri.  The commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured.  The personal flight originated at the Newton Kansas City-County Airport at 1848.  A VFR flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

The pilot and his passenger were en route from Boulder City, Nevada to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  In his statement, the pilot reports that he had gotten only 4 hours of sleep the nights of July 20 and 21.  On July 22, the day of the accident, the pilot arose at 0330 (Pacific daylight time), and departed at 0545.  He stated:  "There were no rest periods at refuel stops, all were a 'quick turn', lunch was eaten in the aircraft during flight.  I was simply behind the aircraft during landing not realizing how fatigued I was."

## Aircraft

- Registration: N26213 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 23568
- Airframe hours: 6705
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-15 213 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Clifford Turner
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 10, 1992, 22 hours before
- Departed: EWK, NEWTON, KS
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: FTT, Elton Hensley Memorial, runway 23, 3,203 × 47 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 1,281 total, 682 in this make and model, 1,192 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: COU, 10 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19930722030719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722030719A), Jul 22, 1993: Cessna 305B, Fulton, MO, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing roll. Blamed extreme pilot fatigue en route.

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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