# Accident 20060405004949A: Cessna 170A, Hanford, CA, April 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2006, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hanford, CA
- Airport: Hanford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3167° N, 119.6275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3167&lon=-119.6275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5561C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5561C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060405004949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED KHJO TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON HIS FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32, HE MADE A WHEEL LANDING AND REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. HE APPLIED BRAKING AND OPPOSITE RUDDER FOLLOWED BY APPLICATION OF FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY IN A RIGHT TURN AT MIDFIELD, NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL EMPENNAGE AND WINGS. THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD OBTAINED 5.2 HOURS OF TRAINING INCLUDING A SOLO ENDORSEMENT LIMITED TO NO XWINDS AND NO PASSENGERS. THE TAILWHEEL HAD BEEN REPORTED AS DIFFICULT TO STEER ON GROUND AND HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IT WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO STEER AFTER MAINTENANCE. NWS WX REPORTS AT HJO INDICATED A QUARTERING TAILWIND OF APPROX 5-6 KNOTS FOR RUNWAY 32, 1/2 HOUR BEFORE AND AFTER THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AIRPORT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE FAA ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 LAX06CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA137), Apr 6, 2006: Cessna 170A (N5561C), Hanford, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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