# Accident 20050628011529A: Cessna 170B, Laurel, MT, June 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2005, 07:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7031° N, 108.7611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7031&lon=-108.7611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2619D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2619D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,180 total, 10 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050628011529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, INSTRUCTOR ADDED POWER TO RECOVER BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT ELEVATOR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BY DEFLECTING UP THE OUTBOARD 4 FEET OF LEFT WING TIP APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES. CONDITIONS WERE CALM, CLEAR, DRY AND DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA05CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA135), Jun 28, 2005: Cessna 170B (N2619D), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's diverted…

## Other reports on N2619D (5)

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

- [Accident 20130207001459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130207001459A), Feb 7, 2013: Cessna 170B (N2619D), Sunburst, MT, Substantial damage. On February 7, 2013, the PIC attempted to depart Sunburst, Montana at 1430 local in CE-170 N2619D. PIC stated winds were brisk (winds at cwry at 0300Z were 270…
- [Accident 20061118024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061118024189A), Nov 18, 2006: Cessna 170B (N2619D), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Directional control lost during touch-and-go landing; aircraft ground-looped. Directional control lost during takeoff following stop and go landing.…
- [Incident 20040528011339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040528011339I), May 28, 2004: Cessna 170B (N2619D), Laurel, MT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot and sole occupant stated that pilot had been doing touch-and-go's on runway 04. The pilot stated that the wind was approximately 050-060 degrees at…
- [Accident 19780628019609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628019609A), Jun 28, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2619D), Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. Peak gusts 25KTS.
- [Accident 19750923034139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750923034139A), Sep 23, 1975: Cessna 170B (N2619D), WA, Substantial damage

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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