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FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Provo, UT · May 24, 1998

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Date
May 24, 1998 · 14:00 local
Place
Provo, UT
Airport
Provo Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9732A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA237
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Reported engine
Continental O300B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
582 total38 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N9732ARegistered now · Cessna 170AS/N 19193 · Built 1949Airframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Downwind landing and lack of tailwheel experience resulted in loss of control, dragged wingtip and groundloop. (.4)the pilot said that as he approached his destination, he was unable to contact either the airport or other air traffic to obtain wind information to find out which runway was in use. Flying over the airport, he saw that the wind sock indicated the winds were calm, so he landed on runway 13. He said the airplane 'felt soft on the left side' and began 'weaving' down the runway. The left wheel broke off the landing gear, and the airplane ground looped. A witness told the pilot he thought he 'may have experienced a right quartering tail wind gust.' An FAA inspector, who examined the airplane, said the failure appeared to be overload. (-23)pilot landed at Provo Utah on runway 13, during the landing role the airplane ground looped. The pilot landed in a tailwind condition which contributed to the loss of control and the ground loop. The pilot was following the other traffic in the pattern. The pilot was the only person onboard.

As the FAA filed it

DOWNWIND LANDING AND LACK OF TAILWHEEL EXPERIENCE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL, DRAGGED WINGTIP AND GROUNDLOOP. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT AS HE APPROACHED HIS DESTINATION, HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT EITHER THE AIRPORT OR OTHER AIR TRAFFIC TO OBTAIN WIND INFORMATION TO FIND OUT WHICH RUNWAY WAS IN USE. FLYING OVER THE AIRPORT, HE SAW THAT THE WIND SOCK INDICATED THE WINDS WERE CALM, SO HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 13. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE 'FELT SOFT ON THE LEFT SIDE' AND BEGAN 'WEAVING' DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WHEEL BROKE OFF THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED. A WITNESS TOLD THE PILOT HE THOUGHT HE 'MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED A RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND GUST.' AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE, SAID THE FAILURE APPEARED TO BE OVERLOAD. (-23)PILOT LANDED AT PROVO UTAH ON RUNWAY 13, DURING THE LANDING ROLE THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED. THE PILOT LANDED IN A TAILWIND CONDITION WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT WAS FOLLOWING THE OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD.

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 FTW98LA237Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportProvo, UTfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. A related factor was the right quartering tailwind gust.May 24, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9732A · 2

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

Incident 20240928017009ILanding: Touchdown · Garden City, KSOn August 28, 2024 the private pilot was cleared for the option on runway 30 at Garden City Regional Airport (gck). The winds were 330 at 8 knots. During the landing at approximately 1533Z the Cessna 170A crabbed into the wind bounced. The left wingtip struck…Sep 28, 2024 · Minor damageIncident 19951113045729IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Payson, AZNarrative: according to PIC: instructor pilot (steve vaughn) was giving tail dragger instruction. Upon landing the student froze on controls and PIC couldn't get control and aircraft "ground looped".Nov 13, 1995 · Minor damage