ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294865
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 March 2004 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 305A |
| Owner/operator: | Eugene Graf Iii |
| Registration: | N5210G |
| MSN: | 22186 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11347 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bozeman, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Helena Airport, MT (HLN/KHLN) |
| Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, MT (BZN/KBZN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flare, touchdown, and initial part of the landing roll in the tail wheel equipped aircraft were normal and uneventful. But as the aircraft slowed, it suddenly swerved to the left, and the pilot's attempts to realign it with the runway were not successful. The aircraft therefore exited the left side of the runway and entered a ground loop. During the ground loop sequence, the right main gear leg partially folded under, and the right wing collided with the terrain. A post accident inspection of the aircraft's braking system, rudder system, and tail wheel did not reveal any evidence of a malfunction or anomaly that would have contributed to a loss of directional control.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in the tail wheel-equipped aircraft, leading to an inadvertent ground-loop, during which the aircraft's wing impacted the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA04LA061
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 14:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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