# Accident 19980530016009A: Cessna 170B, Wadsworth, OH, May 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0210° N, 81.7308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0210&lon=-81.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3099A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3099A) (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: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,769 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980530016009A

## Narrative

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

(.4)AFTER TWO UNSUCCESSFUL POWER-OFF LANDING ATTEMPTS AT A SHORT FIELD, THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROPER TECHNIQUE. ON SHORT FINAL, THE CFI TOLD THE PILOT TO "GUARD THE CONTROLS", WHO THEN PLACED HIS HANDS AND FEET NEAR THE CONTROLS. THE CFI STATED THAT HE WANTED THE OTHER PILOT TO CORRECT ANY ERRONEOUS INPUTS DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED RIGHT ON TOUCHDOWN, AND THE CFI RESPONDED WITH LEFT RUDDER. THE CFI REPORTED THAT THE RUDDER WOULD MOVE ONLY ABOUT 1 INCH, WHEN IT SUDDENLY 'LET GO', AND FULL LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED. THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY WENT LEFT, AND WITH LITTLE REMAINING RUNWAY, THE CFI KICKED 'FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOP THE AIRPLANE'. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THE BINDING. THE CFI HAD A TOTAL OF 36 HOURS INMAKE AND MODEL, NONE IN THE 90 DAYS. REMOVAL OF THE FLOOR PANELS AND A EXAMINATION OF THE RUDDER CABLES VERIFIED PROPER INSTALLATION, AND NO 'WITNESS MARKS' OF BINDING CONTROLS WERE FOUND. (-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 IAD98LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA066), May 30, 1998: Cessna 170B (N3099A), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in his intentional ground loop. A factor in the accident was the flight instructor's lack of currency in tailwheel…

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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