- Date
- January 27, 1988, 07:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chuluota, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5290GCessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880127001629A
- Case key
- 32128
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated electric boost pump was operated longer than normal during power off glide for banner pickup. After banner pickup when full throttle was applied for climb the engine sputtered and lost power. The nose was lowered in preparation for a landing straight ahead. Altitude did not permit enough time to flare and check rate of descent prior to a hard touchdown in a three point attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5290G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21225
- Airframe hours
- 6,640
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 30, 1987 · 35 hours before
- Airport
- X45 · Flying Seminole Ranch, runway 11, 4,000 × 160 ft, grass/turf
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,823 total · 43 in this make and model · 4,687 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SFB, 9 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.