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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Lawrenceville, GA · December 18, 1998

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Date
December 18, 1998 · 13:44 local
Place
Lawrenceville, GA
Airport
Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4105V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA049
Reported as
Cessna 170
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,550 total30 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N4105VRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2014 · Cessna 170S/N 18437 · Built 1948Airframe modelCessna 170Engine 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.

(.4) The pilot stated he landed on runway 25 with a right quarte ring tailwind. As the gear touched down, the left wing started rising. He applied aileron to bring the wing down. Moments later the wing raised up again. He was not able to respond fast enough and lost directional control. He applied toe brakes instead of attempting a go-around. The airplane ground looped, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane collided with the ground. The winds at the airport were reported as 110 degrees at 7 knots. (-23) on a flight from jackson county airport, jefferson, Georgia, to Gwinnett county -Briscoe field, Lawrenceville, Georgia, the pilot james allen melto lost control of N4105V, Cessna 170 on landing. The aircraft ground looped causing the left main landing gear to collapse. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 WITH A RIGHT QUARTE RING TAILWIND. AS THE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT WING STARTED RISING. HE APPLIED AILERON TO BRING THE WING DOWN. MOMENTS LATER THE WING RAISED UP AGAIN. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESPOND FAST ENOUGH AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE APPLIED TOE BRAKES INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE WINDS AT THE AIRPORT WERE REPORTED AS 110 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. (-23) ON A FLIGHT FROM JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA, TO GWINNETT COUNTY -BRISCOE FIELD, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THE PILOT JAMES ALLEN MELTO LOST CONTROL OF N4105V, CESSNA 170 ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. NO INJURIES.

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 MIA99LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLawrenceville, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.Dec 18, 1998 · Substantial damage