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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Woodland, CA · April 11, 1995

Date
April 11, 1995 · 11:30 local
Place
Woodland, CA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1276D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA160
Reported as
Cessna 170A

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost control of the aircraft on land. Aircraft porpoised, ground looped off the runway and caught a main wheel in mud. Pilot admitted "messing up the landing".

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LAND. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAUGHT A MAIN WHEEL IN MUD. PILOT ADMITTED "MESSING UP THE LANDING".

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.