# NTSB LAX00LA142: Cessna 305A, N4583V, Jackson, CA, April 10, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 10, 2000, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Jackson, CA - Coordinates: 38.350559, -120.769203 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3506&lon=-120.7692&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51207 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX00LA142 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51207/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA142 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - rock(s)/boulder(s) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4583V), registered now, S/N 24729, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 305A - Registry model: [Cessna L-19E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (registry code 2074016) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24729 - Airframe hours: 5400 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000410010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000410010009A), Apr 10, 2000: Cessna L19E, Jackson, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During a landing pilot failed to use proper recovery technique. Pilot ground looped aircraft and collided with a rock. Aircraft was substantially… From the NTSB's public API. 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