# NTSB MKC82DA124: Cessna 305A, N10015, Ft. Leavenworth, KS, July 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 13, 1982, 17:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Leavenworth, KS
- Coordinates: 39.360736, -94.909774 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3607&lon=-94.9098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70780/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA124

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - throttle/power control - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - rudder - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,wheel - separation
  - landing gear,main gear strut - previous damage
  - landing gear,main gear strut - failure,total
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 45 DEGREES LEFT AND TOUCHED DOWN INTHAT POSITION. THE RIGHT WHEEL THEN BROKE OFF, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDINGGEAR SHOWED A PREVIOUS FRACTURE THAT COVERED ONE THIRD OF THE THICKNESS OF THE LANDING GEAR LEG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10015](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10015-1984-06-08), registration cancelled 1984-06-08, S/N 22852 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22852
- Airframe hours: 4899
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 190 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Ft. Leavenworth Flying Club
- Registered owner: Ft. Leavenworth Flying Club
- Departed: FLV, FT. LEAVENWORTH, KS
- Destination: FLV, FT. LEAVENWORTH, KS
- Airport: FLV, Sherman Army Field, runway 15, 5,905 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 654 total, 27 in this make and model, 613 as pilot in command, 54 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles

## 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 19820713028649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713028649A), Jul 13, 1982: Cessna 305A, Leavenworth, KS, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing, rotated 45 degrees, came down sideways, collapsed right main gear. Cracked from prior incidents

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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