# Accident 19971024030969A: Cessna 170B, Fernley, NV, October 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1997, 02:50 local time
- Place: Fernley, NV
- Airport: Tiger Fld Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5594° N, 119.1703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5594&lon=-119.1703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3155A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3155A-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,307 total, 789 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971024030969A

## Narrative

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

LOST SIGHT OF UNLIGHTED RUNWAY ON FLARE. BEGAN GO AROUND. DRAGGED A WING. HIT RUNWAY NOSE FIRST.

## 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 LAX98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA020), Oct 24, 1997: Cessna 170B (N3155A), Fernley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during a delayed go-around after an improper decision to continue an approach to an unlighted runway without adequate visual references. Ground fog…

## Other reports on N3155A (1)

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

- [Incident 19960921033499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921033499I), Sep 21, 1996: Cessna 170B (N3155A), Bishop, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: during a cross country flight from cma to bih, the pilot decided to do a stop and go at Coyote Flats (04CA), pilot made a nw landing, stopped and…

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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