- Date
- April 10, 2000, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4583VCessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000410010009A
- Case key
- 51207
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Probable cause
failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for a crosswind condition, resulting in a loss of directional control and collision with a rock.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported the winds were 270 at 4 knots, and runway 19 was in use. He flared high and the airplane bounced, so he added power. As the airplane settled to the runway in a 3-point landing, the tail swung to the left. He tapped the left brake in an attempt to realign the airplane and the airplane suddenly veered left 30 degrees to the runway. The pilot applied right aileron, right rudder, and added power. He departed the runway about 20 degrees off the runway heading and collided with a boulder 30 feet from the runway edge.
Factual narrative
On April 10, 2000, about 1130 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 305A, N4583V, sustained substantial damage when it collided with a boulder after veering off the runway while landing at Westover Field, Jackson, California. The private pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. The local personal flight departed Jackson about 1030. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
The pilot reported the winds were 270 at 4 knots, and runway 19 was in use. He stated he flared high and the airplane bounced, so he added power. As the airplane settled to the runway in a 3-point landing, the tail swung to the left. He tapped the left brake in an attempt to realign the airplane and the airplane suddenly veered left 30 degrees to the runway. The pilot applied right aileron, right rudder, and added power. He departed the runway about 20 degrees off the runway heading and collided with a boulder 30 feet from the runway edge, shearing one main landing gear and buckling the fuselage. He stated he recently installed crosswind gear on the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4583V
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24729
- Airframe hours
- 5,400
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Hoyle
- Registered owner
- David L Davidson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 13, 2000
- Departed
- O70
- Airport
- O70 · Westover Field, runway 19, 3,400 × 60 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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 518 total · 20 in this make and model · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC, 33 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.