- Date
- November 24, 1984, 10:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Los Alamitos, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5197GCessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841124063209A
- Case key
- 24435
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Analysis
The acft nosed over during landing roll. Plt stated he had just completed a glider tow mission and that on touchdown the tail wheel began to shimmy excessively. The acft lifted off and settled back on the rwy, at which time the tail wheel shimmy became worse and the acft continued on the rwy for about 20 ft before nosing over. The acft is equipped with a castoring axle ass'y. examination of the ass'y revealed it was serviced with an insufficient amt of hydraulic fluid.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5197G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21783
- Airframe hours
- 12,211
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1984 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- SLI
- Flight plan
- Military VFR
- Airport
- SLI · Los Alamitos, runway 22L, 8,000 × 200 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 733 total · 270 in this make and model · 622 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SLI
FAA reports on this event · 1
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