# Accident 20050608014979A: Cessna 170B, Ninilchick, AK, June 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ninilchick, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2750° N, 152.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2750&lon=-152.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2551D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2551D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 808 total, 700 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050608014979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT FROM MERRILL FIELD TO POLLY CREEK ON WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET OPPOSITE OF KENAI. LANDED TO SOUTH ON BEACH W/5-15 GUSTY TAILWIND IN LIGHT STEADY RAIN. GROUND LOOPED JUST BEFORE STOPPED. BEFORE LANDING PILOT OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT PARKED AT END OF LANDING AREA AND PERCEIVED THAT AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED SHORTLY BEFORE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ USED THIS INFORMATION TO DETERMINE LANDING DIRECTION. DAMAGE: LH WING TIP UPPER AND LOWER SKIN WRINKLED ABOUT 2' INBOARD. AILERON COVE AND LEADING EDGE STRESS CRACKS. LH ELEVATOR TIP DAMAGE. LH WHEEL GAR AERO ADAPTER SEPARATED FROM WHEEL HALF.

## 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 ANC05LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA081), Jun 8, 2005: Cessna 170B (N2551D), Ninilchick, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll on a beach, which resulted in an on-ground collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident is a tailwind.

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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