Pilot Debrief

Cessna 305 near Oxford, CT — 2020-05-16

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Date
2020-05-16
Location
Oxford, CT, USA
Airport
OXC
Aircraft
Cessna 305
Registration
N60537
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tail-wheel equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane started to veer to the left, he corrected with right brake, the airplane then started to swerve, then ground looped to the right and the left wing struck the surface. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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