# Accident 20010412006249A: Cessna 170B, Lincoln, CA, April 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2001, 09:40 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010412006249A

## Narrative

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

(-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 BRAKES. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TAIL AND THE A/C FLIP. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT.  MR. SPARKS  BELIEVES THAT HIS STUDENT MUST HAVE UNKNOWINGLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TOO HARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4315B (1)

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

- [Accident 20010331034149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010331034149A), Mar 31, 2001: Cessna 170B (N4315B), Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. (.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…

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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