# Accident 19960519045969A: Cessna 170A, Wharton, TX, May 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wharton, TX
- Airport: Wharton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3094° N, 96.0901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3094&lon=-96.0901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9131A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9131A) (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: 350 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519045969A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT WHARTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHARTON, TEXAS, HE 'LOST CONTROL' OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT GROUND LOOPED. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE LEFT WING, THE ENGINE MOUNT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHING POINT, AND LEFT AILERON.                      (-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT WHARTON MUNI. AIRPORT PILOT REPORTED A STRONG XWIND GUST. THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED BEFORE HE COULD RESPOND.

## 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 FTW96LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA223), May 19, 1996: Cessna 170A (N9131A), Wharton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.

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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