# Accident 19981218046199A: Cessna 170, Lawrenceville, GA, December 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1998, 13:44 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9399° N, 83.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9399&lon=-83.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4105V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4105V-2014-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 30 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981218046199A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 MIA99LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA049), Dec 18, 1998: Cessna 170 (N4105V), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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