- Date
- July 20, 1986, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Stamford, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4493HCessna 305C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860720034219A
- Case key
- 22063
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
Directional control - not correctedFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot was receiving instruction on touch and go landings, in a tail wheel equipped aircraft, when he lost control on touchdown and ground looped the aircraft. The instructor was late with corrective action.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4493H
- Reported as
- Cessna 305C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24529
- Airframe hours
- 5,374
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack Hall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 19, 1986 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- ABI · Abilene, TX
- Airport
- F56 · Stamford, runway 17, 3,200 × 160 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 131 total · 2 in this make and model · 77 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABI, 55 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.