# Accident 20020408009229A: Cessna 170B, Ocala, FL, April 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2002, 08:00 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3470C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3470C) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408009229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.

## 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 ATL02LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA080), Apr 8, 2002: Cessna 170B (N3470C), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll, resulting in a loss of control/ground loop.

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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