# Accident 20060331004709A: Cessna 170B, Benton, KS, March 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Airport: Benton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7725° N, 97.8106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7725&lon=-97.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2359J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359J-2018-03-12) (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: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,961 total, 60 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331004709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE COWLING CAME OPEN AND THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 DEN06CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA054), Mar 31, 2006: Cessna 170B (N2359J), Benton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in a ground loop. Contributing factors include the inadequate preflight inspection, the pilot's failure to properly latch…

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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