# Accident 19980823028189A: Cessna 170A, North Pole, AK, August 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky-Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7709° N, 147.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7709&lon=-147.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9754A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9754A-2011-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 22 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823028189A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON AUGUST 23, 1998, ABOUT 1600 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 170A AIRPLANE, N9754A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE BRADLEY SKY RANCH AIRSTRIP, NORTH POLE, ALASKA. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT LAST DEPARTED FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 23, TIME UNKNOWN. FAA FAIRBANKS FLIGHT STANDARDS INSPECTORS INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AUGUST 28. THE FAA INSPECTORS REPORTED THE PILOT TOLD THEM HE WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS AT THE BRADLEY SKY RANCH AIRSTRIP. THE STUDENT PILOT RELATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 15, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED/SWERVED TO THE LEFT, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. IN THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE NTSB, HE REPORTED A CROSSWIND CAUGHT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE LANDING, AND PUSHED IT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND STRIKING THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND. HE DID NOT INDICATE THE ESTIMATED DIRECTION OR VELOCITY OF THE WIND. AT 1553, WIND CONDITIONS AT FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,16 MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 124 DEGREES MAGNETIC, AT 8 KNOTS. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR DISCLOSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR'S GEAR BOX, THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE, AND THE AILERON ON THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT NOTED IN HIS REPORT TO THE NTSB THAT THERE WAS NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #ANC98LA136

## 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 ANC98LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA136), Aug 24, 1998: Cessna 170A (N9754A), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during the landing roll.

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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