# Accident 19990308002499A: Cessna 170B, Grand Ledge, MI, March 8, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 8, 1999, 11:30 local time - Place: Grand Ledge, MI - Airport: Abrams Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.7492° N, 84.7402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7492&lon=-84.7402&mi=10 - Aircraft: N432W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432W-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA106) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990308002499A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 8, 1999, AT 1130 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N432W, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RATING, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 (3,200'X 75' ASPHALT), AT ABRAMS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 9, HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE TO SIMULATE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THAT THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT TURNED IT 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A SNOWBANK OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THAT THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED 30 TO 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. (-23)PILOT WAS GIVING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A CE-170-B. AFTER TAKEOFF HE FAILED THE ENGINE ON THE UPWIND LEG AT 500' AGL AND HAD THE STUDENT DO A 180 BACK TO THE OPPOSIT RUNWAY. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY NOSING OVER AND DAMAGING THE PROP, BOTH WINGS (SPAR BENT) AND VERTICAL FIN. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARCH 8, 1999 AND WAS NOT REPORTED BY THE PILOT. RSDO LEARNED OF THE ACCIDENT FROM ANNONYMOUS TIP. ## 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 CHI99LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA106), Mar 8, 1999: Cessna 170B (N432W), Grand Ledge, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to successfully take remedial action to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll out. Factors were the crosswinds and snowbank. ## Other reports on N432W (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20180719011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180719011719A), Jul 19, 2018: Cessna 170B (N432W), Spearfish, SD, Substantial damage. On July 19, 2018 at approximately 08:30 MDT a Cessna 170B [privacy data omitted] went off the end of runway 26 and hitting a tree after takeoff during a CFR… - [Accident 19920202001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920202001539A), Feb 2, 1992: Cessna 170B (N432W), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Weather vaned into strong crosswind on landing. Ran off runway and overturned. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.