# Accident 19980816021079A: Cessna 170, Boulder, CO, August 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1998
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9899° N, 105.0907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9899&lon=-105.0907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2574V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2574V-2001-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980816021079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND ON LANDING AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND, ACFT DID NOT MAINTAIN THE NECESSARY ALTITUDE OR AIRSPEED, THE PILOT PURPOSELY GROUND LOOPED THE ACFT TO REMAIN ON THE ARPT. (-23) AS THE PILOT APPROACHED THE BOULDER, COLORADO AIRPORT HE CALLED THE AIRPORT FOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL TOLD HIM THAT THERE WERE STRONG CROSS WINDS FROM THE SOUTH, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE WIND SPEED. A PILOT WHO HAD JUST TAKEN OFF TO THE EAST RECOMMENDED THAT THEY SHOULD LAND GOING WEST BECAUSE OF THE WINDS. HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY GOING WEST AND AS HE GOT CLOSE TO THE GROUND HE ENCOUNTERED VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS AND HE COULD NOT LINE UP WITH THE RUNWAY WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER. HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STILL HAD NOT GAINED ENOUGH AIRSPEED OR ALTITUDE. HE THEN DECIDED TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT AND STAY ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY RATHER THAN CRASH LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE POND OR TREES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERLEY DAMAGED, BUT ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS SURVIVED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 FTW98LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA360), Aug 16, 1998: Cessna 170 (N2574V), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional ground loop and his inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A contributng factor was crosswinds.

## Other reports on N2574V (1)

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

- [Incident 19851122064719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851122064719I), Nov 22, 1985: Cessna 170 (N2574V), Idaho City, UT. Engine lost power and aircraft landed on road without damage. Ice in carburetor float bowl.

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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