# Accident 19930922035949A: Cessna 170B, Martinsburg, WV, September 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4604° N, 77.9702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4604&lon=-77.9702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8081A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 756 total, 26 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930922035949A

## Narrative

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

WING LIFTED ON ROLLOUT. UNABLE CORRECT. WING HIT. GROUND LOOPED. COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. LOW TAIL WHEEL TIME.

## 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 BFO93LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA183), Sep 22, 1993: Cessna 170B (N8081A), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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