- Date
- May 15, 1993, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5225GCessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930515013869A
- Case key
- 18288
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Probable cause
An excessive rate of descent resulting in a hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During final approach and touchdown for a full stop landing, witnesses reported that the aircraft appeared to be under marginal control and touchdown was hard on the right main landing gear. Following initial touchdown, the aircraft swerved to the right then arced to the left and departed the side of the runway coming to rest in a ditch. The pilot reported that the right brake faded and he could not maintain directional control. Witness marks provided evidence of skidding of the right main gear from shortly after touchdown until the aircraft entered the ditch and examination provided evidence of touchdown damage to the right main landing gear assembly which would cause the aircraft to turn to the left. Brake system tests revealed no evidence of failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5225G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21898
- Airframe hours
- 5,700
- Engine
- Continental O-470-15, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Banner Advertising, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Banner Advertising, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1992 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- Flying B Ranch, CO
- Airport
- 3V5 · Downtwown Ft. Collins, runway 11, 4,700 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,427 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 49 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNL, 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.