# Accident 20030419017429A: Cessna 170B, Randolph, NY, April 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2003, 21:00 local time
- Place: Randolph, NY
- Airport: Randolph Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1503° N, 79.0014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1503&lon=-79.0014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118F) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,268 total, 146 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030419017429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE AS IT WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF. THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND APPLIED BRAKES STIFFLY WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH FORWARD AND FLIP ALMOST UPSIDE DOWN INTO BRUSH GROWING ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: BOTH WINGS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UPPER SURFACES AND CENTER SPAR LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED, ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN BROKEN (THIS MAY HAVE BEEN DONE WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS UP-RIGHTED), AND THE PROP HAS BEEN BENT. NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS SEEN.

## 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 IAD03LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA047), Apr 19, 2003: Cessna 170B (N118F), Randolph, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain/maintain proper runway alignment. A factor in the accident was the sun glare.

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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