# Accident 19920308005249A: Cessna 170A, Miami, FL, March 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1992, 14:02 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6502° N, 80.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6502&lon=-80.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9998A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9998A) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,370 total, 7 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920308005249A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY VARIABLE SURFACE WINDS. WING LIFTED ON LANDING ROLL. WEATHER VANED. LOST CONTROL. LANDED WITH TAILWIND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA92LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA092), Mar 8, 1992: Cessna 170A (N9998A), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND (WINDSHIFT).

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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