# Accident 20020801016889A: Cessna 170B, St Johns, AZ, August 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2002, 07:35 local time
- Place: St Johns, AZ
- Airport: St Johns Industrial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5183° N, 109.3786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5183&lon=-109.3786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2233D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2233D) (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 LAX02LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020801016889A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 1, 2002, AT 0735 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N2233D, GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT A FENCE, AND NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING AT THE ST. JOHNS, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT 0700. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FROM THE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AND ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND CONDITION. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, AND NOSED OVER. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 021 AT THE ST. JOHNS AIRPORT, AZ WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, AND FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 LAX02LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA245), Aug 1, 2002: Cessna 170B (N2233D), St. Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for the existing crosswind condition and his subsequent inadequate compensation for the winds, which led to a failure to maintain directional control and a…

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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