# NTSB MIA01LA052: Cessna 305A, N143F, Morganton, NC, December 27, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 27, 2000, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Morganton, NC - Coordinates: 35.824722, -81.611114 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8247&lon=-81.6111&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 50856 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA01LA052 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50856/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA052 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control about the aircraft's lateral axis during landing rollout, and the resultant nose over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis According to the pilot, following five uneventful full stop landings on Morganton-Lenoir, (NC) Airport's, runway 03, the sixth attempt resulted in a nose over. Observed winds at the time of the accident were reported as calm. The brake system had undergone a brake line repair and the right side tire appeared newer that the left. Brake linings appeared about half worn on both sides, but were fully functional. According to the FAA inspector, there was no evidence of a dragging left brake. ## Factual narrative On December 27, 2000, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Cessna 305A, N143F, registered to a private individual, operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while landing at Morganton-Lenoir Airport, Morganton, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage, and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated from a private airstrip about 45 minutes before the accident. According to the pilot, he had performed three uneventful full-stop landings at a grass strip before proceeding to Morganton-Lenoir Airport for additional practice. After five uneventful full-stop landings on the pavement of runway 3, on the sixth attempt, after a three-point touchdown, the tail started rising until the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated that the throttle was at idle, and he was having to use some wheel braking to maintain aircraft rollout on runway centerline. He also stated that recent brake line work had been accomplished on the airplane. Inspection of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed probable wing spar damage and vertical stabilizer spar damage. He stated that the brake linings were about 50 percent worn, that the right tire appeared new, and that both wheels spun freely. The inspector stated that there was no evidence that the left brake may have been binding or dragging during the landings at Morganton-Lenoir Airport. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N143F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143F), registered now, S/N 23488, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 305A - Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 23488 - Airframe hours: 8370 - Engines: Continental O-470-15 213 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John B. Carlton - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 18, 2000, 30 hours before - Departed: NC27, Lenoir, NC - Destination: MRN, Morganton, NC - Airport: MRN, Morganton-Lenoir, runway 03, 4,500 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review June 17, 2000; seat: front; flight hours: 412 total, 62 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: MRN ## 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 20001227024689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001227024689A), Dec 27, 2000: Cessna 305A, Morganton, NC, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated after touchdown, onlanding roll, on runway 3, tail rose, and slowly went over onto topside. Pilot stated that the left wheel brake may have… From the NTSB's public API. 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