# Accident 20020516009259A: Cessna 170B, North Pole, AK, May 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2002, 10:05 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky-Ranch
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7592° N, 147.3878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7592&lon=-147.3878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4669C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4669C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516009259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE NUT ON THE RIGHT GEAR LEG ATTACHMENT BOLT FRACTURED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE NUT ALLOWING THE GEAR TO COME LOOSE AND CAUSE THE PILOT TO RUN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GEAR BOX AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE WINGTIP OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC02LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA034), May 16, 2002: Cessna 170B (N4669C), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the right main landing gear from the airplane during landing. A factor associated with the accident is the unapproved hardware used to attach the main landing gear.

## Other reports on N4669C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060227002269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060227002269I), Feb 27, 2006: Cessna 170B (N4669C), Circle Hot Spri, AK, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot statement: I was preparing to taxi down the taxiway at Circle Hot Springs strip, while warming up the engine, the ski's…
- [Accident 20010829022629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010829022629A), Aug 29, 2001: Cessna 170B (N4669C), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. (.19) On August 29, 2001, about 1430 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Cessna 170B airplane, N4669C, sustained substantial damage during a takeoff…

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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