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FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Lincoln, CA · March 31, 2001

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Date
March 31, 2001 · 09:46 local
Place
Lincoln, CA
Airport
Lincoln Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4315B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX01LA132
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,985 total380 in this make and model158 in the last 90 days
N4315BRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26659 · Built 1955Airframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) On March 31, 2001, at 0946 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 170B, N4315B, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing roll at Lincoln airport, Lincoln, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the instructional flight, which originated from Lincoln airport approximately 0815. The flight was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 by a certified flight instructor who, along with his dual student, was not injured. The flight instructor stated that he was sitting in the left seat and the dual student was sitting in the right seat. The accident occurred on a stop-and-go which was being performed by the dual student. The approach and touchdown were normal. After touchdown, the flight instructor verified that the throttle was at idle and that the yoke was fully aft. The dual student gradually braked. As the airplane slowed, the tail suddenly began to rise and the propeller struck the ground and the airplane nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ON MARCH 31, 2001, AT 0946 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N4315B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL AT LINCOLN AIRPORT, LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM LINCOLN AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 0815. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 BY A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO, ALONG WITH HIS DUAL STUDENT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING IN THE LEFT SEAT AND THE DUAL STUDENT WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A STOP-AND-GO WHICH WAS BEING PERFORMED BY THE DUAL STUDENT. THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR VERIFIED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS AT IDLE AND THAT THE YOKE WAS FULLY AFT. THE DUAL STUDENT GRADUALLY BRAKED. AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, THE TAIL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RISE AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

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 LAX01LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLincoln, CAThe certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his dual student who used excessive braking on landing resulting in the airplane's nose over.Mar 31, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4315B · 1

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

Accident 20010412006249ALincoln, CA(-23) Mr. Sparks was giving some instructions to a friend. According to Mr. Sparks the landing in question was uneventful. As the a/c was coming to a stop, Mr. Spark felt the tail coming up. He pulled the yoke all the way back and took his feet off the…Apr 12, 2001 · No damage