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FAA incident report · Cessna 170A · Schellville/Son, CA · August 20, 2001

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Date
August 20, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place
Schellville/Son, CA
Airport
Sonoma Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1722D
Reported as
Cessna 170A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
482 total288 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days
N1722DRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Cessna 170AS/N 20165 · Built 1951Airframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 20, 2001 at 1430 hours pacific daylight time, aircraft ground looped during roll out. Pilot stated that aircraft landed on runway 25 and during landing rollout, at approximately 20 mph, the aircraft began to drift to the left. Corrective control input was applied, after which the aircraft ground looped to the right. Propeller had nicks at tips, l/h lower elevator skin and tip damaged, l/h wing tip damaged and l/h aileron was bent. L/h wheel and hub damaged. (.19) on August 20, 2001, at 1500 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 170A, N1722D, was substantially damaged when it ground looped during the landing rollout, causing the left wing to impact terrain at the Sonoma Valley Airport, Schellville, California. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, which was operated by the owner under 14 CFR part 91. The airplane departed santa rosa, California, at 1330 for the flight to Schellville, and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 20, 2001 AT 1430 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING ROLL OUT. PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 AND DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. CORRECTIVE CONTROL INPUT WAS APPLIED, AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. PROPELLER HAD NICKS AT TIPS, L/H LOWER ELEVATOR SKIN AND TIP DAMAGED, L/H WING TIP DAMAGED AND L/H AILERON WAS BENT. L/H WHEEL AND HUB DAMAGED. (.19) ON AUGUST 20, 2001, AT 1500 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 170A, N1722D, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT TERRAIN AT THE SONOMA VALLEY AIRPORT, SCHELLVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, AT 1330 FOR THE FLIGHT TO SCHELLVILLE, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.