# Accident 19991229037209A: Cessna 170B, Oakland, AL, December 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Oakland, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8792° N, 87.8002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8792&lon=-87.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3276A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3276A-2020-10-10) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,628 total, 48 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991229037209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD OVER RUTS IN THE DIRT AIRSTRIP. THE PILOTS SEAT SLID BACK CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF OF THE STRIP.  LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE BRANCH AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED INTO THE TREES SNAPPING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND CRUSHING THE RIGHT WING. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED FOR THE TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR ROLLED OVER A RUT IN THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED. WHEN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS  SEAT MOVED REARWARD, HE COULD NOT REACH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE REVEALED THAT THE CLAY AND GRAVEL RUNWAY HAD RUTS IN THE CENTER OF THE TAKEOFF AREA. THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SEAT ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT BOTH THE SEAT RAILS AND THE SEAT LOCKING PINS WERE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION.

## 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 ATL00LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA020), Dec 29, 1999: Cessna 170B (N3276A), Oakland, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify that his seat was locked prior to takeoff. The subsequent bounce on takeoff enabled the seat to shift aft thereby reducing the pilot's access to controls leading to the…

## Other reports on N3276A (1)

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

- [Accident 20190719004369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719004369A), Jul 19, 2019: Cessna 170B (N3276A), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. On 07/19/219,2052Z/1352MST, N3276A, CE-170-B attempted to land on runway 25R, the aircraft bounced and veered to the left upon touchdown and exited the…

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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