# Accident 20010615014349A: Cessna 170B, Payson, AZ, June 15, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 15, 2001, 07:45 local time - Place: Payson, AZ - Airport: Payson Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.2569° N, 111.4894° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2569&lon=-111.4894&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4338B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4338B-2007-09-18) (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 O300* - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 65 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA209) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010615014349A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON JUNE 15, 2001, ABOUT 0800 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N4338B, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 24 AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT FOLLOWING A BOUNCED LANDING AT THE PAYSON AIRPORT, PAYSON, ARIZONA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT NOR THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE FALCON FIELD, MESA, ARIZONA, ABOUT 0730. THE PILOT INDICATED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY, BUT THAT IT SUBSEQUENTLY BOUNCED. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER. THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, AND WHILE DEPOSITING ABOUT 300 FEET OF SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY'S SURFACE, THE AIRPLANE EXITED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT AFTER A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN AT PAYSON, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST AND AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE SIDE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED. AIRMAN RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTI FICATE SIX WEEKS PREVIOUSLY AND STATED HE HAD RECEIVED HIS TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AIRMAN STATED THAT HIS MECHANIC INDICATED HE FOUND SOME POSSIBLE ABNORMALITIES WITH THE GEAR/BRAKE SYSTEM ON HIS AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AN ASI-A/W FROM THIS OFFICE WILL REVIEW ALL REPAIR WORK ONCE THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. (.4) ON JUNE 15, 2001, ABOUT 0745 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N4338B, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 24 AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT FOLLOWING A BOUNCED LANDING AT THE PAYSON AIRPORT, PAYSON, ARIZONA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT OWNED AND OPERATED THE AIRPLANE, AND IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE MISHAP. NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT NOR THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE FALCON FIELD, MESA, ARIZONA, ABOUT 0715. THE PILOT VERBALLY INDICATED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY BUT IT SUBSEQUENTLY BOUNCED, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER. THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, AND WHILE DEPOSITING ABOUT 300 FEET OF SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY'S SURFACE, THE AIRPLANE EXITED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER VERBALLY INDICATED TO THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE PILOT'S FINAL APPROACH WAS NORMAL, AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A PERFECT, SMOOTH WHEEL LANDING. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE THEN BEGAN VEERING LEFT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT. HE OVERCORRECTED WHEN HEAVY BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT AND EXITED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IN THE PILOT'S COMPLETED ACCIDENT REPORT, HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD OVERCORRECTED FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION UPON ENCOUNTERING A WIND GUST. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT HIS TOTAL EXPERIENCE FLYING AIRPLANES WAS 84.8 HOURS, OF WHICH 47.2 HOURS WERE AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND IN THE ACCIDENT MODEL OF AIRPLANE. HE INDICATED THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD HE MORE TRAINING HANDLING THE AIRPLANE IN CROSSWIND AND GUST CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORTS AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM (AWOS) ABOUT 0800 THE LOCAL WIND WAS FROM 040 DEGREES. ITS SPEED WAS 3 KNOTS. ## 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 LAX01LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA209), Jun 15, 2001: Cessna 170B (N4338B), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and improper corrective action while landing in a quartering tailwind condition. A contributing factor was his lack of experience in the type of… ## Other reports on N4338B (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20020520013539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020520013539A), May 20, 2002: Cessna 170B (N4338B), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot made a hard landing when, about 20 feet above the ground on final approach, the wind shifted from a headwind to a direct crosswind the airplane… 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. 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