# NTSB Accident FTW97LA306
> **Cessna 305A (L-19)** · 1997-08-09 · ASPEN, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA306
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08621
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-09
- **Location:** ASPEN, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.190433, -106.819122
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 305A (L-19)
- **Registration:** N542EZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to maintain direction control of the aircraft during landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear.  A related factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

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