- Date
- September 18, 1999, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Warehouse Point, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86WMCessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990918026349A
- Case key
- 47423
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of the clearance between the airplane and the banner loop during banner pickup.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a banner pick-up, the banner became entangled on the right main landing gear. The pilot opted to land the airplane, and during the landing rollout, the airplane nosed over and on to its back.
Factual narrative
On September 18, 1999, about 1200 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 305A, N86WM, was substantially damaged during a banner pickup at Skylark Airport (7B6), Warehouse Point, Connecticut. The certificated commercial pilot was uninjured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the local banner-towing flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, the banner became hooked on the airplane's right main landing gear during the pickup. The airplane became difficult to control, so the pilot opted to land it on the grass, about 20 degrees to the left of Runway 28. After touchdown, the banner and the wet grass caused the airplane to rapidly decelerate, and as it did so, it slowly nosed over on its back, just before coming to a complete stop.
About 9 minutes before the accident, winds were recorded at an airport 5 nautical miles to the west, as being from 340 degrees magnetic, at 9 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86WM
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2017
- Airframe hours
- 4,650
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aviad Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 20, 1999 · 130 hours before
- Departed
- 7B6
- Airport
- 7B6 · Skylark Airpark
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 450 in this make and model · 1,360 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDL, 5 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.
Other investigations on N86WM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.