19990622044839A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Durango, CO · June 22, 1999

Date: June 22, 1999 · 11:30 local
Place: Durango, CO
Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4163V
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99LA115
Reported as: Cessna 170

N4163VRegistered now · Cessna 170S/N 18495 · Built 1948 Airframe modelCessna 170 Engine 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.

(-23) A/c was landing at Animas air park (5C00), Durango, CO., when at touchdown the pilot lost control of the aircraft, it departed the runway, sustaining major damage from collision with sagebrush and wooden fence pole. No inuries. Note: previously reported as an incident, INMO7990039.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C WAS LANDING AT ANIMAS AIR PARK (5C00), DURANGO, CO., WHEN AT TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, SUSTAINING MAJOR DAMAGE FROM COLLISION WITH SAGEBRUSH AND WOODEN FENCE POLE. NO INURIES. NOTE: PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS AN INCIDENT, INMO7990039.

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 DEN99LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDurango, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was the high density altitude and the high vegetation (sagebrush).Jun 22, 1999 · Substantial damage