# Incident 19910202001439I: Cessna 170A, Greenville, ME, February 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4662° N, 69.5780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4662&lon=-69.5780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910202001439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT GEAR AXLE BROKE ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM LAKE USING SKIS. SKI DUG INTO SNOW AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N170RS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801129080649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129080649I), Nov 29, 1980: Cessna 170A (N170RS), Ridgeland, SC, Minor damage. Hard landing with side load from a crosswind condition, damaged the tail wheel and rolled a main tire off wheel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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