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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Anchorage, AK · June 12, 2005

Date: June 12, 2005 · 10:27 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2830C
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC05CA083
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 195 total100 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N2830CRegistration cancelled Feb 24, 2012 · Cessna 170BS/N 26373 · Built 1954 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was returning to Merrill field after about a 3 hour flight and upon landing on runway 06 with about a 9 knot wind, he lost directional control and ground looped the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries to the pilot nor his passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO MERRILL FIELD AFTER ABOUT A 3 HOUR FLIGHT AND UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 06 WITH ABOUT A 9 KNOT WIND, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC05CA083Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and an inadvertent ground-loop. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.Jun 12, 2005 · Substantial damage