Cessna 305 N5301G
10 December 2022 · Alabaster, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 December 2022 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 305 registered N5301G was involved in an accident near Alabaster, Alabama, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alabaster, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shelby County Airport (EET)
- Coordinates
- 33.1778, -86.7832
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305
- Registration
- N5301G
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1952
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ashville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA23LA088
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Failure of the tailwheel locking mechanism, which resulted in a loss of control during landing and a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the vintage tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he made a three-point landing on the runway centerline, aligned with the runway, in light wind. Upon touchdown, the airplane swerved left. The pilot attempted to correct with right rudder and brake application; however, the airplane departed the left side of the runway and ground looped, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and empennage. The pilot examined the tailwheel after the accident and noted that its locking mechanism had failed. Specifically, he believed that the spindle or brass thrust ring had failed internally.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2022 | Cessna 305 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Cessna 305C (0-1E) | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | John Bagley | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2022 | Cessna 305A | Mc Kinney, Texas, United States | Doyle Danny G | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 2023 | Cessna 305 | Williamston, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Cessna 305C (0-1E) | Big Bear City, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2021 | Cessna 305A | Topeka, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2022 | Cessna 182R | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Cessna 310 | Selma, Alabama, United States | Jupiter Flight Service and Investing LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2022 | American AA-1 | Bay Minette, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Cirrus SR22 | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2022 | Textron 172S | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | Auburn University | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2022 | Eurocopter AS350 | Andalusia, Alabama, United States | Air Methods Corp | Serious injuries | - |