# Accident 19971012031319A: Cessna 170A, Quincy, CA, October 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Quincy, CA
- Airport: Gansner Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9440° N, 120.9540° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9440&lon=-120.9540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9212A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9212A) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,599 total, 500 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971012031319A

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL SHIMMY LANDING. LOST CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED. TAILWHEEL BEARINGS WORN OUT. WHEEL IMPROPERLY SHIMMED.

## 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 LAX98LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA011), Oct 12, 1997: Cessna 170A (N9212A), Quincy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of directional control due to a severe tail wheel vibration, which was induced by an improperly installed and adjusted tail wheel assembly.

## Other reports on N9212A (1)

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

- [Incident 19921010045459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921010045459I), Oct 10, 1992: Cessna 170A (N9212A), San Jose, CA. Advanced throttle on approach to airport. Nothing happened. Forced landing in a field. Engine checked normal.

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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