# NTSB NYC86LA124: Cessna 305A, N16576, Salem, NH, May 10, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 10, 1986, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Salem, NH
- Location: 42.7884° N, 71.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7884&lon=-71.2009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30337/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA124

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - complacency, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE CESSNA 305, BEING USED A TOW PLANE FOR GLIDER OPERATIONS, RAN THROUGH A FENCE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY DURING TAKEOFF. THE PLT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A WIND SHIFT DURING TAKEOFF. HE DID NOT HAVE A PRE-DECIDED POINT AT WHICH TO EITHER RELEASE THE GLIDER OR ABORT THE LANDING IF NOT AIRBORNE DURING THE TAKEOFF. HE KEPT THE GLIDER ATTACHED UNTIL INSUFFICIENT DISTANCE REMAINED FOR HIM TO CLEAR THE FENCE. THE GLIDER STOPPED ON THE RWY WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR INJURIES TO THE PLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N16576 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2017
- Airframe hours: 3213
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-11 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Registered owner: Northeastern Light Aircraft In
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 31, 1985, 13 hours before
- Airport: NH29, Northeast Glider Fort, runway 29, 2,000 ×  ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,060 total, 45 in this make and model, 976 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 5 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F

## 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 19860510016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510016689A), May 10, 1986: Cessna 305A, Salem, NH, Substantial damage. The towplane was unable to climb after a downwind takeoff. Struck a fence. The pilot failed to set a decision point

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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