# NTSB MIA72DLG27: Cessna 305A, N12755, Johns Island, SC, February 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1972
- Place: Johns Island, SC · JOHNS ISLAND, SC
- Location: 32.7924° N, 80.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johns Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7924&lon=-80.1081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3697  72/2/29    JOHNS ISLAND,SC     CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N12755              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 43, 1100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNS ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT UNABLE TO OVERIDE STUDENTS CTL DRG LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12755](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12755), registered now, S/N 21931 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johns Island

## Other investigations on N12755 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75FKG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG15-201227), Oct 11, 1974: Cessna 305A (N12755), Summerville, SC, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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