# Accident 20020511009889A: Cessna 170B, San Diego, CA, May 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2002, 15:20 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5722° N, 116.9803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5722&lon=-116.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3462C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3462C) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020511009889A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 11, 2002, AT 1520 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N3462C, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 26R AND GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING AT THE BROWN FIELD AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT LICENSED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A DUAL PRIMARY STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE GILLESPIE AIRPORT, EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, AT 1515. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THEY ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH THE INTENTION OF PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO PATTERN OPERATIONS. THE STUDENT PERFORMED THE TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY. BY THE TIME THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADING OFF THE PAVEMENT. HE ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 500 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAY 26R ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES. HE NOTED THAT HE LET THE STUDENT GO TOO FAR BEFORE HE INTERVENED. (-23) IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUCTOR AND PRIMARY STUDENT WERE INTENDING TO ACCOMPLISH A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING UPON ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT BROWN FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT SAN DIEGO, CA. THE WINDS WERE 300 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15. THE STUDENT ACCOMPLISHED THE LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY. BY THE TIME THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO TAKE OVER CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING ON THE DIRT AND THROUGH THE SAGEBRUSH. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN FLIGHT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TRAVERSED SOME ROUGH TERRAIN AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS RIPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT. NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR OR THE STUDENT WAS INJURED. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES. FAA IIC TRAVELED TO GILLESPIE FIELD TO EXAMINE AIRCRAFT ON 05/13/2002.

## 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 LAX02LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA159), May 11, 2002: Cessna 170B (N3462C), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the dual student to maintain directional control of the airplane and the instructor's delayed the remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor in the accident was the…

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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