# Accident 20030329004909A: Cessna 170A, Hobbs, NM, March 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2003, 16:22 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Lea County-Hobbs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6875° N, 103.2169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6875&lon=-103.2169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5577C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5577C-2006-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 82 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030329004909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 29, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1622 MST LOCAL TIME, (2322Z), THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 170A AIRCRAFT, N5577C, LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 30 AT HOBBS REGIONAL AIRPORT, HOBBS, NEW MEXICO, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED-OVER SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR TO THE ACCOMPANYING PASSENGER. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE VFR LOCAL FLIGHT.

## 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 DEN03LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA060), Mar 29, 2003: Cessna 170A (N5577C), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during takeoff roll. A factor was the runway light's cement foundation.

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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