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FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Widener, AR · June 24, 2003

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Date
June 24, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place
Widener, AR
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4478B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA180
Reported as
Cessna 170B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total200 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N4478BRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26822 · Built 1955Airframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 24, 2003, at 12:30 CDT, a Cessna CE-170B, N4478B, struck a small transmission line while on final approach to a Private grass runway east of Widener, Arkansas. The Private pilot and his single passenger were not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as a Private/pleasure flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. While on final approach to a Private grass runway the pilot noticed the transmission line (approximately 3/16-1/4 inch in diameter) and pulled the nose up, however the aft bottom side of the fuselage struck the wire. The pilot stated he did not increase engine power just before or after the wire strike, and the airplane impacted the ground approximately 200 feet from the wire while still upright. The distance from the wire to the first ground scars indicate the aircraft came down at a steep angle and impacted the ground hard enough to cause significant soil displacement where the main wheels traveled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2003, AT 12:30 CDT, A CESSNA CE-170B, N4478B, STRUCK A SMALL TRANSMISSION LINE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY EAST OF WIDENER, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PRIVATE/PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY THE PILOT NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION LINE (APPROXIMATELY 3/16-1/4 INCH IN DIAMETER) AND PULLED THE NOSE UP, HOWEVER THE AFT BOTTOM SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE STRUCK THE WIRE. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT INCREASE ENGINE POWER JUST BEFORE OR AFTER THE WIRE STRIKE, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE WIRE WHILE STILL UPRIGHT. THE DISTANCE FROM THE WIRE TO THE FIRST GROUND SCARS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN AT A STEEP ANGLE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SOIL DISPLACEMENT WHERE THE MAIN WHEELS TRAVELED.

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 CHI03LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWidener, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wires and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall. A factor contributing to the accident was the unmarked wires.Jun 24, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4478B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20220829019749ILanding: Touchdown · Eau Claire, WIThe pilot of [privacy data omitted], a tail wheel aircraft, landed runway 22 at the Eau Claire Chippewa valley airport (keau) in a heavy crosswind. The pilot had lost directional control shortly after touchdown to runway 22. After touchdown the aircraft…Aug 29, 2022 · Minor damage