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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Rock Springs, WY · May 30, 2002

Date: May 30, 2002 · 17:15 local
Place: Rock Springs, WY
Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4559C
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN02LA047
Reported as: Cessna 170B

N4559CRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Cessna 170BS/N 25503 · Built 1953 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot lost control on takeoff during gusty crosswind conditions. The airplane ground looped, went off the left side of the runway and came to rest in a drainage ditch approximately 1000 feet southwest of the runway. Both wings were damaged, propeller was damaged with 8 inches of one blade broken off. The cowling and firewall were crushed aft. The windscreen was broken out, and the empennage was twisted just forward of the horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF DURING GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED, PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED WITH 8 INCHES OF ONE BLADE BROKEN OFF. THE COWLING AND FIREWALL WERE CRUSHED AFT. THE WINDSCREEN WAS BROKEN OUT, AND THE EMPENNAGE WAS TWISTED JUST FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN02LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRock Springs, WYthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during initial takeoff climb. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.May 30, 2002 · Substantial damage