# Accident 19980517009619A: Cessna 170, Auburn, WA, May 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2998° N, 122.2610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2998&lon=-122.2610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2534V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2534V-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517009619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON LANDING AND DAMAGED THE WINGS WHILE EXITING THE RWY. AUBURN, WA. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER STARTING HIS LANDING ROLLOUT, 'A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP MY RIGHT WING  AND  BLEW ME OFF THE RUNWAY.'  THE PILOT REPORTED HIS LEFT WINGTIP SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE GROUND, TURNING THE PLANE 90 DEGREES, AND THAT THE AIRPLANE THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN A SOFT FIELD ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY.  THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DUG IN AND THE AIRPLANE TIPPED UP ON ITS RIGHT WING.  THE PILOT REPORTED A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AT 17 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS, DURING THE LANDING, AND REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS INVOLVED.                                        (-23)WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT AUBURN, A GUST OF WIND FROM THE WEST, DIRECTLY CORSSWIND TO THE RUNWAY HIT THE A/C CAUSING AN AGRAVATED GROUND LOOP DAMAGING BOTH WING TIPS.

## 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 SEA98LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA075), May 17, 1998: Cessna 170 (N2534V), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswind conditions. A related factor was gusty crosswinds.

## Other reports on N2534V (1)

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

- [Accident 20040229003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229003199A), Feb 29, 2004: Cessna 170 (N2534V), Herron, WA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot departed diamond point airstrip (2WA1) sequim, WA. Enroute to auburn municipal airport (S50) auburn, WA. Radar contact had the aircraft at an…

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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