# Accident 20010603039809A: Cessna 170B, Sandy River, AK, June 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2001, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sandy River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.2167° N, 160.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.2167&lon=-160.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4659C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4659C) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603039809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 03, 2001, MR. GLASS WAS LANDING AT THE SANDY RIVER STRIP APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF PORT MOLLER, ALASKA. AFTER DETERMINING A STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITION AND DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE PILOT DECIDED HE WAS TOO LONG AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND GO-AROUND. AS THE PILOT ADDED POWER, HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE WINGTIP. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON AND ELEVATOR.

## 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 ANC01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA065), Jun 4, 2001: Cessna 170B (N4659C), Sand Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while on approach, and the inadvertent stall of the airplane while attempting a go-around. A factor associated with the accident was a…

## Other reports on N4659C (2)

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

- [Accident 19910629024959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629024959A), Jun 29, 1991: Cessna STC170 (N4659C), Lake Louise, AK, Substantial damage. Hit hump in runway on takeoff. Became airborne. Lost directional control. Ran off runway and overturned.
- [Accident 19900316008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316008549A), Mar 16, 1990: Cessna 170B (N4659C), Sulatna Cross, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to depart from strip with loose snow,in poor light. A ski hit soft snow, slowed and took off. Hit a tree.

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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