ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292104
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 2006 |
| Time: | 06:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 305A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N542EZ |
| MSN: | 22169 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4978 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saratoga, Wyoming -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saratoga-Shively Field, WY (KSAA) |
| GLENWOOD SPRING, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, during the takeoff roll the airplane "started veering to the left." The pilot reported that he "applied full right rudder and did not have any response to the directional control." The airplane departed runway 23 to the right. The right main landing gear assembly folded under the airplane fuselage and right wing impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the takeoff roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN06CA093
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 August 1997 | N542EZ | Pangaia Air Service | 0 | Aspen, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 14:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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