- Date
- October 7, 1987, 10:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- San Marcos, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N305DHCessna L-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871007070529A
- Case key
- 22583
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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
Landing gear,tire - no pressureFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Emergency procedure - improperCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - grassFactor
Analysis
On touchdown the aircraft's left main tire was flat. Control was lost when the pilot attempted to taxi off the active runway. The aircraft slid off the runway into some grass causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N305DH
- Reported as
- Cessna L-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24512
- Airframe hours
- 4,800
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John D. Hackney
- Registered owner
- John D Hackney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 9, 1987 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- TKI · Mckinney, TX
- Airport
- T98 · San Marcos Munic., runway 4, 5,512 × 150 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--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,462 total · 1,830 in this make and model · 2,462 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.