Cessna 305A N5207G

Summary

On 23 September 2015 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 305A registered N5207G was involved in an accident near Show Low, Arizona, 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

23 September 2015 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Show Low, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Show Low Rgnl (SOW)

Coordinates

34.2653, -110.0067

Aircraft

Cessna 305A

Registration

N5207G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1951

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Goodyear → Show Low

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA271

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in quartering tailwind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and a right main landing gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that he used a "standard crosswind technique" during the final approach, but just before touchdown the nose of the airplane shifted 25 degrees to the left of the runway centerline. After touchdown, the pilot attempted to correct with the rudder and ailerons, but the airplane veered to the left and exited the runway surface. During the runway excursion the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing impacted the terrain. The right wing sustained substantial damage.     The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. METEROLOGICAL INFORMATION The pilot reported that there was a crosswind during the final approach, and the wind shifted to a quartering tailwind during the touchdown. About the time of the accident at the airport, an automated weather observing system reported the wind at 020 degrees true at 5 knots, which resulted in a quartering tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.