ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366635
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| Date: | Saturday 7 July 1990 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 305A |
| Owner/operator: | Visionaire |
| Registration: | N5208G |
| MSN: | 21936 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8722 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newburyport, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT FLYING A CESSNA 305A WAS ENGAGED IN BANNER TOWING. THE PILOT COULD NOT RELEASE THE BANNER AND MADE A LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE FAA SAID THE OWNER HAD MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION TO THE HOOK RELEASE MECHANISM AND THE PILOT FAILED TO LAND ON A HARD SURFACE AS RECOMMENDED IN THE APPROVED SUPPLEMENTAL FLIGHT MANUAL FOR BANNER TOWING, WHEN LANDING WITH A BANNER STILL ATTACHED.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES FOR LANDING WITH A BANNER STILL ATTACHED, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF BANNER RELEASE MECHANISM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA155
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2004 | N5208G | Fly An Ad LLC | 0 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | |
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| 21-Mar-2024 10:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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