# Accident 20010331034149A: Cessna 170B, Lincoln, CA, March 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2001, 09:46 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9294° N, 121.2506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9294&lon=-121.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4315B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4315B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,985 total, 380 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010331034149A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX01LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA132), Mar 31, 2001: Cessna 170B (N4315B), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his dual student who used excessive braking on landing resulting in the airplane's nose over.

## Other reports on N4315B (1)

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

- [Accident 20010412006249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010412006249A), Apr 12, 2001: Cessna 170B (N4315B), Lincoln, CA, No damage. (-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.…

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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