Cessna 305 N432WC

Summary

On 20 August 2001 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 305 registered N432WC was involved in an accident near Vichy, Missouri, 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.

Date

20 August 2001 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vichy, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Rolla National Airport (VIH)

Coordinates

38.1097, -91.7591

Aircraft

Cessna 305

Registration

N432WC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kalamazoo → Vichy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01LA287

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. The crosswind was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage during landing when it veered left off runway 22 and the landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported the, "Aircraft tracked straight down the runway for a few seconds then began to track to the left. I applied right rudder which had no effect. I then added right brake but the left turn continued. Nothing seemed to have any effect on turning of the aircraft." He reported that when the airplane hit the sod, the right gear failed. The airplane came to a rest about 11 feet from the edge of the runway on a heading of 060 degrees. An examination of the airplane revealed no flight control anomalies. A metallurgical examination of the right rudder control cable revealed it failed in overload. At 1753, the observed winds were 160 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.