# Accident 20011027030061A: Cessna 170A, Giddings, TX, October 27, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 27, 2001, 09:50 local time - Place: Giddings, TX - Airport: Giddings-Lee County Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.1800° N, 96.9199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1800&lon=-96.9199&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4127G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4127G-2009-06-12) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A - Reported engine: CONT C1452 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA024) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011027030061A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON OCTOBER 27, 2001, AT 1000 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME , A CESSNA 170A AIRPLANE, N4127G, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A LAKE LA-4 AIRPLANE, N1139L, AND TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT THE GIDDINGS-LEE COUNTY AIRPORT, GIDDINGS, TEXAS. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE PILOTS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE CESSNA 170A, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PRIVATE PILOT OF THE LAKE LA-4, AND HIS ONE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WERE NOT FILED FOR EITHER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CESSNA 170A HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE COVEY TRAILS AIRPORT, FULSHEAR, TEXAS, AT 0900, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE GIDDINGS-LEE COUNTY AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED RUNWAY 17 FOR LANDING. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 800 FEET DOWN THE 3,999-FOOT RUNWAY AND BOUNCED. THE AIRPLANE THEN BOUNCED A SECOND TIME AND WHILE AIRBORNE BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 170A ADVANCED THE THROTTLE; HOWEVER, THE CESSNA 170A CONTACTED AN LA-4, WHICH WAS ON AN ADJACENT TAXIWAY, AND BEGAN TO CARTWHEEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CESSNA 170A CONTACTED A FUELING PUMP AND CAME TO A STOP. ONE OF THE WINGS OF THE LA-4 WAS SEPARATED. AT 0953, THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AT THE EASTERWOOD FIELD AIRPORT, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, (LOCATED 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE) REPORTED A FEW CLOUDS AT 11,000 FEET, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, TEMPERATURE 61 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, DEW POINT 46 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WIND FROM 070 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.49 INCHES OF MERCURY. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANES AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, BOTH AIRPLANES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) UPON LANDING AT GIDDINGS TEXAS AIRPORT, PILOT LOST CONTROL EXITED RUNWAY STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HIT FUEL PUMP AND SKIDDED ON NOSE AND WINGS APPROX. 90 FEET TO A STOP. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 170A, HE HAD INTENDED TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING; HOWEVER, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. HE THEN APPROACHED THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME WITH THE INTENT OF EXECUTING A FULL STALL LANDING. HE STATED THAT THE SECOND APPROACH WAS A LITTLE HIGH. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS TOUCHED DOW N FIRST, AND THE CESSNA BOUNCED, CAME DOWN AGAIN, AND BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE CESSNA OR ATTAIN A CLIMB. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CESSNA'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RIGHT WING OF A LAKE LA-4 AIRPLANE. THE LAKE WAS STANDING WITH THE ENGINE OPERATING NEAR THE AIRPORT REFUELING FACILITY. THE CESSNA THEN IMPACTED STEEL POSTS THAT SURROUNDED THE AIRPORT REFUELING FACILITY AND CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT ALONG AN EMBANKMENT. ## Other aircraft in the event - N1138L, Piper PA32R301T: [Accident 20011027030062A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011027030062A) ## 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 FTW02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA024), Oct 27, 2001: Cessna 170A (N4127G), Giddings, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the Cessna pilot to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a collision with the Lake. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.