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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Oklahoma City, OK · September 30, 1997

Date: September 30, 1997 · 16:46 local
Place: Oklahoma City, OK
Airport: Will Rogers World
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N10433
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA372
Reported as: Cessna 170A
Reported engine: Continental C1452
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total

N10433Registered now · Cessna 170AS/N 20128 · Built 1951 Airframe modelCessna 170A Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Veered off runway landing in crosswing. Left main axle broke. Wing hit ground. 170 in poor condition. Rust corrodod. (-23) N10433 was cleared to land on runway 35L at Will Rogers World Airport. Winds were reported from 060 degrees at 8 knots. The pilot reported the landing as norman. After the aircraft slowed to approximately 25 mph, it veered to the right and went into a "slow" ground loop to the right. The aircraft stopped after turning less than 180 degrees. The left main landing gear wheel and axle separated from the aircraft (see attached statement by maintenance inspector don cook). Structural damage occurred to the left wing outboard of the wing strut.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING IN CROSSWING. LEFT MAIN AXLE BROKE. WING HIT GROUND. 170 IN POOR CONDITION. RUST CORRODOD. (-23) N10433 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35L AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT. WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 060 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING AS NORMAN. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO A "SLOW" GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AFTER TURNING LESS THAN 180 DEGREES. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT (SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT BY MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR DON COOK). STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW97LA372Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOklahoma City, OKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions resulting in an inadvertent groundloop. Factors were the crosswind, the pilot's lack of total experience in make and model, the separation of the left main wheel due to corroded bolts, and the…Sep 30, 1997 · Substantial damage