NTSB SEA06CA183 — 2006-09-13 · Lewistown, Montana, United States

Current FAA registration · N5074H

Make / Model: CESSNA 305A
Year of manufacture: 1950 · 56 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19810209
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A656DD

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5074H Cessna 305A None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent swerve and nose down. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.

Factual narrative

On September 13, 2006, about 1500 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 305A, N5074H, nosed down during the landing roll on runway 30 at Lewistown Municipal Airport, Lewistown, Montana. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane, which was registered to and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Bozeman, Montana about 1400. According to the pilot, the wind was from 280 to 320 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 22 knots. Upon touchdown, the left wing was raised by a gust. The airplane swerved right and then left before coming to rest nose down on the runway. According to the pilot, the wind was from 280 to 320 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 22 knots. Upon touchdown, the left wing was raised by a gust. The airplane swerved right and then left before coming to rest nose down on the runway. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2006_SEA06CA183.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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