- Date
- April 29, 1998, 12:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Fredricktown, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N201FMCessna 305
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980429008479A
- Case key
- 10862
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after landing. Factors contributing to this accident were the embankment, and the soft , muddy soil making up the embankment.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After landing, the pilot applied right rudder to correct a gradual left turning tendency. The airplane abruptly turned to the right. The pilot tried to compensate with left aileron and power. By this time, the airplane had left the runway. The pilot pulled the mixture to full lean. The airplane encountered mud on the down slope of the embankment flanking the runway, and gently nosed over onto its top. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Factual narrative
On April 29, 1998, at 1205 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 305, N201FM, operated by a commercial pilot sustained substantial damage when rolling out after a full stop landing on runway 19 at Fredricktown Regional Airport, Fredricktown, Missouri, the airplane veered to the right, departed the runway, and nosed over. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. There was no flight plan on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated at Fredricktown, Missouri, at 1200 cdt.
In his written statement, the pilot said that after landing, he applied right rudder to correct a gradual left turning tendency. The airplane abruptly turned to the right. The pilot said that he tried to compensate with left aileron and power. By this time, the airplane had left the runway. The pilot pulled the mixture to full lean. The airplane encountered mud on the down slope of the embankment flanking the runway, and gently nosed over onto its top.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane in a hangar at Fredricktown Regional Airport. Both wings were bent downward slightly. The wing spars were bent downward and the bottom fabric skin showed wrinkling. The vertical stabilizer and rudder crushed inward. The propeller was bent forward. Flight control continuity was confirmed. Examination of the engine, wheels, brakes, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201FM
- Reported as
- Cessna 305
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22488
- Airframe hours
- 3,959
- Engine
- Continental O-470-1, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Robert Francis
- Registered owner
- Taum Sauk Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 20, 1997 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- H88
- Airport
- H-88 · Fredricktown Regional, runway 19, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Military
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CGI, 41 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.
Other investigations on N201FM · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.