ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236202
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| Date: | Saturday 16 May 2020 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna/Air Repair 305F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N60537 |
| MSN: | AR-9 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 220 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterbury–Oxford Airport (OXC/KOXC), Oxford, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oxford-Waterbury Airport, CT (OXC/KOXC) |
| Oxford-Waterbury Airport, CT (OXC/KOXC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20CA190
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 April 2009 | N60537 | 0 | Embden, Maine | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2020 08:35 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-Mar-2021 13:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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