Cessna 305 N16708

Summary

On 27 May 2015 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 305 registered N16708 was involved in an accident near Richfield, Utah, United States. 2 people were 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

27 May 2015 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Richfield, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Richfield Muni (RIF)

Coordinates

38.7361, -112.1003

Aircraft

Cessna 305

Registration

N16708

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Junction → Richfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA100

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that while landing, the airspeed was too high and the airplane bounced after making contact with the runway. The airplane came down on the runway 20 degrees right of runway heading and the pilot corrected by applying the left brake. The right main landing gear wheel separated from the gear leg and the airplane veered left into a ground loop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.