# Accident 20000905040929A: Cessna 170A, Mexia, TX, September 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mexia, TX
- Airport: Mexia-Limestone Co Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7107° N, 96.1607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7107&lon=-96.1607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1447D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1447D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000905040929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/5/2000 AIRCRAFT N1447D, CESSNA 170A RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY (GROUND LOOP) DURING LANDING AT LIMESTONE COUNTY AIRPORT, MEXIA, TX. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BOWED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSLAG STRUCTURE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THE RIGHT HAND DOOR POST WAS BROKEN AT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PLEXIGLASS WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE NORMAL LANDING THE WIND SHIFTED FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTHEAST, GIVING HIM A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. HE SAID THAT HE APPLIED APPROPRIATE CORRECTION AS THE AIRPLANE WAS SKIDDING SIDEWAYS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT A SMALL DIRT MOUND. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING NORTHEAST APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY ON THE EAST SIDE.

## 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 FTW00LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA249), Sep 5, 2000: Cessna 170A (N1447D), Mexia, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors were the gusty crosswind and the pilot's failure to perform a go-around upon encountering a windshift/crosswind.

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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