# Accident 19980909022889A: Cessna 170B, San Jose, CA, September 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3403° N, 121.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3403&lon=-121.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8245A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8245A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909022889A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN IT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (-23) WHILE PERF0RMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF ACFT DUURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ACFR NOSED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS BACK. THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PILOT SUGGESTED A WIND GUST MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED. LANDING RUNWAY WAS 30R, ATC WEATHER AT THE TIME INDICATES WINDS VRB AT 5KTS.

## 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 LAX98LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA287), Sep 10, 1998: Cessna 170B (N8245A), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control

## Other reports on N8245A (1)

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

- [Accident 20120304004859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120304004859A), Mar 4, 2012: Cessna 170B (N8245A), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated on the first landing, the aircraft touched down in about the correct attitude. The mains didn't bounce, but the tail wheel seemed to bounce a…

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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