Cessna 305A N5245G
3 December 1999 · Akron, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1999 at about 21:40 local time, a Cessna 305A registered N5245G was involved in an accident near Akron, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Akron, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Akron/Washington County (AKO)
- Coordinates
- 39.7306, -104.9194
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305A
- Registration
- N5245G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burlington → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN00LA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the four bolts which attach the right main landing gear assembly to the landing gear strut.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he was landing on runway 11, and the wind was 010 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 27 knots. He said that he applied 'screeching' right brake to maintain directional control, and subsequently the right main landing gear assembly separated from the airplane. The airplane settled onto its right wing as the airplane turned left into the wind. Postaccident examination of the wheel assembly, by the pilot, revealed that all four wheel assembly attachment bolts had sheared.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1999 | Cessna 305C | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1999 | Cessna 305A | Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Oct 1999 | Cessna 305A | Torrance, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1999 | Cessna 305A | Warehouse Point, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1999 | Cessna 305 | Grundy, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1999 | Cessna 305A | Coalinga, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1999 | Weatherly 201-C | Two Buttes, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1999 | Air Tractor AT-402A | Mead, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1999 | Robinson R22 BETA | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1999 | Cameron V-77 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1999 | Beechcraft A60 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-32-260 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |