# NTSB FTW80DRG14: Cessna 305, N13025, Fort Hood, TX, December 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1979
- Place: Fort Hood, TX · FORT HOOD, TX
- Location: 31.1357° N, 97.7833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Hood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1357&lon=-97.7833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3870   79/12/8   FORT HOOD,TX        CESSNA 305          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N13025              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 1882 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT GRAY AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT HOOD,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13025](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13025-1981-06-06), registration cancelled 1981-06-06, S/N 22617 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Robert Gray Aaf

## 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 19791208056929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208056929A), Dec 8, 1979: Cessna 305A, Ft Hood, TX, Substantial damage. Made wheel landing with tail wheel airplane. Lost control. Ground looped. CFI failed to demonstrate maneuver.

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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