LAX73DUJ32

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 305A · Page, AZ · October 28, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 28, 1972
Place
Page, AZ · PAGE, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5189GCessna 305A
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168968

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3245  72/10/28   PAGE,ARIZ           CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N5189G              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         AGE 40, 2215 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            74 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLANDING,UT                 PAGE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT EXPERIENCED A SOFT TIRE ON PREVIOUS TAKEOFF & LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N5189G
Reported as
Cessna 305A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Page

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.