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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Dillingham, AK · March 21, 1998

Date: March 21, 1998 · 17:18 local
Place: Dillingham, AK
Airport: Dillingham
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3179B
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC98LA028
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 220 total90 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N3179BRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 25421 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Student bounced landing. Lost control. Ground looped. Co owner private pilot in right seat. (.4)the pilot-in-command held a private pilot certificate and was seated in the right seat. He did not hold a flight instructor certificate. The airplane's co-owner was a student pilot and was seated in the left seat. During the second touch-and-go landing, with the pilot-in-command allowing the student pilot to manipulate the flight controls, the airplane bounced and ground looped to the right. The left wing contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed down. (-23) on March 21, 1998, a Cessna CE-170B, N3179B was performing touch and go's at Dillingham Airport, Dillingham, Alaska. On the second landing, the airplane bounced and ground looped to the right. The left wing tip dragged the ground and the airplane nosed down causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT BOUNCED LANDING. LOST CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED. CO OWNER PRIVATE PILOT IN RIGHT SEAT. (.4)THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT. HE DID NOT HOLD A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. THE AIRPLANE'S CO-OWNER WAS A STUDENT PILOT AND WAS SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT. DURING THE SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, WITH THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ALLOWING THE STUDENT PILOT TO MANIPULATE THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN. (-23) ON MARCH 21, 1998, A CESSNA CE-170B, N3179B WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT DILLINGHAM AIRPORT, DILLINGHAM, ALASKA. ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT WING TIP DRAGGED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 ANC98LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDillingham, AKThe pilot-in-command's decision to relinquish controls to the student pilot in the left seat during practice landings, and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A factor contributing to this accident was the pilot-in-command's lack…Mar 21, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3179B · 1

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

Incident 19860522038869IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AKDuring 3 point landing aircraft veered, cartwheeled and came to rest on its nose in the center of the runway.May 22, 1986 · Substantial damage