# NTSB WPR22LA319: Cessna 305C (0-1E), N305SU, Rexburg, ID, August 27, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 27, 2022, 09:17 local (15:17 UTC) - Place: Rexburg, ID · NE of Idaho Falls - Coordinates: 43.762222, -111.85027 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7622&lon=-111.8503&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 105822 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA319 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105822/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105822 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA319 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll on a wet airstrip. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 305C (0-1E), 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2074014), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 305C (0-1E), 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2074014), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 305C (0-1E), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=2074014), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 305C (0-1E), 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2074014), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 305C (0-1E), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2074014), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot in the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, while landing on a private grass strip, he noticed water on the north end of the landing area. He stated that he landed long to the south of the wet area with a 5 kt tailwind. When the airplane touched down, it encountered standing water. The airplane subsequently nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The wings and vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N305SU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305SU), registered now, S/N 305M-0007, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 305C (0-1E) - Registry model: [Cessna 305C (0-1E)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305c-0-1e) (registry code 2074014) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 305M-0007 - Year built: 1961 - Airframe hours: 4277 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470-15 213 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: John Bagley - Registered owner: 305su LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 28, 2022 - Departed: KREX, Rexburg, ID - Airport: runway South, 1,300 × 50 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, waiver time limited special; last flight review May 24, 2022; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 9,000 total, 300 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: KRXE, 5 nm away - METAR: KRXE 271453Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP097 T01390083 58000 ## 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 20220827022949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220827022949A), Aug 27, 2022: Cessna 305C, Rexburg, ID, Substantial damage. Our office was notified on August 27, 2022 of an accident that occurred on August 27, 2022 at about 09:17 local time, of [privacy data omitted] that was… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 30, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105822. 6.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 5.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14639897&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR22LA319%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 649 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14640254&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20WPR22LA319-Rel.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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