- Date
- June 18, 1988, 13:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Colts Neck, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N14418Cessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880618037349I
- Case key
- 36170
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a banner pick up attempt, the tow rope became affixed to the main landing gear. The pilot was unable to release the banner and landed with it still attached. Upon landing roll out, the aircraft's tail rose abruptly and the propeller dug into the turf. The aircraft continued to roll on its nose and right wing tip and came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14418
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22688
- Airframe hours
- 5,842
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Airways Advertising
- Registered owner
- Airway Advertising
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1988 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- N61 · Colts Neck, NJ
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- N61 · Colts Neck, runway 7, 2,560 × 120 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
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 70 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.