# Accident 19970429006699A: Cessna 170B, Goose Bay, AK, April 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1997, 20:00 local time
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Airport: Goose Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2191° N, 149.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2191&lon=-149.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3417C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3417C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970429006699A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED LANDING. CFI TOOK OVER DURING SECOND BOUNCE. SEAT SLID BACK LOST CONTROL. BROKE LEFT GEAR. BENT WIN

## 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 ANC97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA063), Apr 29, 1997: Cessna 170B (N3417C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure his seat was properly latched, and his resultant failure (or inability) to recover from the student pilot's bounced landing. A factor…

## Other reports on N3417C (2)

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

- [Incident 19900625046729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900625046729I), Jun 25, 1990: Cessna 170B (N3417C), Birchwood, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a touch and go landing. Propeller struck ground and pilot aborted takeoff.
- [Accident 19740606014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740606014949A), Jun 6, 1974: Cessna 170B (N3417C), Hanover, PA, Substantial damage. Low approach,caught wheels in standing wheat prior to runway threshold. Flipped over on back.

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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