19970513014539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Las Vegas, NV · May 13, 1997

Date: May 13, 1997 · 15:00 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mc Carran International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2581D
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,800 total8 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N2581DRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 20733 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: incident occurred at approximately 1500 hours PDT. Aircraft departed cable, California, 5/13/97, enroute to Las Vegas, NV (las). Upon arrival at las, pilot landed on runway 19L with a modest cross wind. After the main wheels touched down, the aircraft ground looped. Investigation revealed that pilot selected inappropriate flap setting for current weather conditions. No NMAC report or pilot deviation report filed. This report and investigation are closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS PDT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CABLE, CALIFORNIA, 5/13/97, ENROUTE TO LAS VEGAS, NV (LAS). UPON ARRIVAL AT LAS, PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 19L WITH A MODEST CROSS WIND. AFTER THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT PILOT SELECTED INAPPROPRIATE FLAP SETTING FOR CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO NMAC REPORT OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FILED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.