# NTSB NYC99LA229: Cessna 305A, N86WM, Warehouse Point, CT, September 18, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 18, 1999, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Warehouse Point, CT - Location: 41.9284° N, 72.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK AIRPARK (7B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9284&lon=-72.5764&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 3, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47423 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC99LA229 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47423/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA229 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of the clearance between the airplane and the banner loop during banner pickup. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Miscellaneous/other, maneuvering - towing/advertising/external load equipment - entangled - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86WM), registered now, S/N 2017, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 305A - Registry model: [Cessna Ector 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-305a) (registry code 2073902) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2017 - Airframe hours: 4650 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990918026349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918026349A), Sep 18, 1999: Cessna 305A, Warehouse Point, CT, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 18, 1999, about 1200 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 305A, N86WM, was substantially damaged during a banner pickup at Skylark airport (7B6),… ## Other investigations on N86WM (1) 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. - [NTSB CEN20CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA289), Jul 17, 2020: Cessna 305 (N86WM), Glenwood Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing resulting in a nose over. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.