# Accident 20050731017429A: Cessna 170B, Fairbanks, AK, July 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2005, 16:43 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8153° N, 147.8564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8153&lon=-147.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6946C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6946C) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 130 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050731017429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WHILE ATTEMPTING A WHEEL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT, THE PILOT LOST LATERAL CONTROL, STRIKING THE RIGHT WING ON THE RUNWAY, AND THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE RUNWAY. EXCESSIVE USE OF THE BRAKES CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO NOSE UP.

## 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 ANC05CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA114), Aug 1, 2005: Cessna 170B (N6946C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions, which resulted is a loss of directional control during landing. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition.

## Other reports on N6946C (2)

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

- [Accident 20090516047029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516047029A), May 16, 2009: Cessna 170B (N6946C), Nenana, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated while back taxiing he observed a wind gust that raised his upwind wing, he attempted to take off by "firewalling the throttle" and got to about…
- [Incident 20040411007549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040411007549I), Apr 11, 2004: Cessna 170B (N6946C), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Unable to maintain directional control and excessive use of brakes caused aircraft to nose over. [privacy data omitted]

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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