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Cessna/Air Repair 305F N60537

18 April 2009 · Embden, Maine, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 April 2009 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna/Air Repair 305F registered N60537 was involved in an accident near Embden, Maine, 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 18:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Embden, Maine, United States
Nearest airport
Embden Airport (None)
Coordinates
44.8833, -69.9167
Aircraft
Cessna/Air Repair 305F
Registration
N60537
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Embden → Embden
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA09CA252

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After a local flight while returning to his privately owned air strip, the pilot reported that he corrected for a sudden crosswind which resulted in a long landing. The airplane rolled onto a soft, unimproved area, causing the airplane to nose over. Structural damage to the airplane was evidenced by wrinkling of the upper wing skin above the cockpit and also in the area of the right wing lift strut attach point. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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