# NTSB WPR14LA045: Cessna Ector 305A, N65070, Mokuleia, HI, November 7, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 7, 2013, 13:20 local (23:20 UTC) - Place: Mokuleia, HI - Coordinates: 21.572778, -158.197219 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5728&lon=-158.1972&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report September 29, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 88405 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14LA045 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88405/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88405 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA045 ## Probable cause A landing gear brake malfunction during the landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna Ector 305A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=2073902), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna Ector 305A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=2073902), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna Ector 305A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2073902), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during the landing after a glider tow operation, the airplane came to an abrupt stop and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, both wings, and lift struts. A postaccident examination of the airplane at the accident site revealed that the right brake was locked up and that the tire would not rotate normally. During a followup examination, the right brake was disassembled, and no anomalies were found. After reassembly, the brake operated normally. ## Factual narrative On November 7, 2013, about 1320 Hawaii standard time, a Cessna 305 airplane, N65070, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing at Dillingham Airfield (HDH), Mokuleia, Hawaii. The airplane was registered to, and being operated by the Honolulu Soaring Club, as a visual flight rules (VFR), glider tow flight, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The solo airline transport pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on November 18, the pilot stated that during the landing roll, the airplane came to an abrupt stop, and nosed over. The airplane received substantial damage to the rudder, both wings, and lift struts. On November 7, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector, who examined the airplane at the accident site, said that the right brake was locked up, and the tire would not rotate normally. The airplane was recovered to a hangar for further examination. During a follow-up examination, the FAA inspector reported that he observed the disassembly of the right brake, and no anomalies were found. After re-assembly he said the brake operated normally. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N65070](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65070), registered now, S/N 2035, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA ECTOR 305A (A) - 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: 2035 - Year built: 1979 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 213 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Glider tow, Part 91 - Operator: Honolulu Soaring Club Inc - Registered owner: Honolulu Soaring Club Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: HDH, Mokuleia, HI - Destination: HDH, Mokuleia, HI - Airport: HDH, Dillingham Airfield, runway 08, 9,007 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: minor; flight instructor, airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 13, 2012; seat: front; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 20,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 15,000 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 151 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: PHHI, 11 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 20131107022709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131107022709A), Nov 7, 2013: Cessna Ector 305A, Waialua, HI, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting glider tow operations at hdh. While touching down for the 12 time that day, the aircrft flipped forward and came to rest inverted on… ## Other investigations on N65070 (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 ANC20FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20FA024), Feb 22, 2020: Cessna 305 (N65070), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A separation of the left rudder cable due to inadequate maintenance, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and impact with terrain. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 3, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88405. 1.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40407893&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation FSDO (item 2, .PDF, 56 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408171&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20FSDO-Master.PDF 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. 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