# Accident 20020530011159A: Cessna 170B, Rock Springs, WY, May 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2002, 17:15 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5950° N, 109.0650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5950&lon=-109.0650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4559C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4559C-2013-05-22) (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 DEN02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020530011159A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA047), May 30, 2002: Cessna 170B (N4559C), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during initial takeoff climb. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.

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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