Investigator In Charge (IIC): Johnson, Scott
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Salt Lake City
305SU LLC
Location: Rexburg, Idaho
Accident Number: WPR22LA319
Date and Time: August 27, 2022, 09:17 Local
Registration: N305SU
Aircraft: Cessna 305C (0-1E)
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N305SU
Model/Series: 305C (0-1E)
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KRXE,4858 ft msl
Observation Time: 08:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 5 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 14°C /8°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.94 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 43.761667,-111.85027 (est)
Aircraft on landing and flipped over.
Date: 27-AUG-22
Time: 15:17:00Z
Regis#: N305SU
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 305
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: MADISON COUNTY
State: IDAHO
Sad to see so many nice tail draggers being wrecked by pilots who don't have the requisite skills. The Bird Dog, due in part to its very 'springy' gear, is one of the more challenging TDs to master, but like any other, once the proper technique is mastered it is quite well behaved. There are some excellent YT videos on the subject. Got about 200 very happy hrs in 'em towing gliders, with almost every landing in gusty crosswinds And, please spare me "the brakes locked up" excuse, as they tend to do that if one doesn't keep one's heels on the floor.
ReplyDeletePardon me but were you there? “Don’t have the requisite skills”? Do you know this pilot? This was a highly skilled and experienced aviator that happened to roll across and sink in an unseen mud hole on an otherwise fine grass runway. Could’ve even happened to an ace like you, “200 hrs in ‘em”… jeez. Act like a professional and learn the circumstances before you slam a fellow aviator.
DeleteLived there in college, winds can be brutal there, wonder if it played a factor.
ReplyDeleteHad to have been a gust of wind. My C-120 does well if you slow it down before landing.
ReplyDeleteVery springy gear? I teach in Birddogs. They aren't any more springy and in some cases less springy then other spring gear acft. Read what the second commentor said about the pilots experence (lots) and a situation which could've happened to anyone before armchair aviating your mouth open with your opinion.
ReplyDeleteBe nice it’s a sad deal could happen to any of us.
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