# Incident 20060412004459I: Cessna 170A, Buena Vista, CO, April 12, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2006, 15:37 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Airport: Buena Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8142° N, 106.1206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8142&lon=-106.1206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1327D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,345 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060412004459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BUENA VISTA COLORADO (7V1). THE PILOT STATED HE RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FAA FLIGHT SERVICE AND RECEIVED WINDS FROM AWOS FREQUENCY 132.92 OF 290 DEGREES AT 9 KTS PEAK WIND 18KTS. THE PILOT STATED HE TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 33, LOOKED AT THE WIND SOCK WHICH APPEARED TO SHOW 8-9 KTS OF WIND OUT OF THE WEST. HE APPLIED 1/2 THROTTLE, THE TAIL LIFTED AND WEATHERVANCED TURNING HIM NW. HE CUT POWER, APPLIED BRAKES AND REGAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH THE CONTROL WHEEL BACK. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL MOVING AND HEADED FOR A RUNWAY LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING AT WHICH TIME THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME UP AND THE PROP AND NOSE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. WINDS RECORDED ON THE LOG AT THE FBO AT BUENA VISTA WERE 240 AT 15 GUSTING TO 36 RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT (1540 MST). WINDS AT COTTONWOOD PASS (15 MILES WEST) WERE WSW AT 21 PEAK WIND 37 AT 2050Z.

## 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 DEN06CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA066), Apr 12, 2006: Cessna 170A (N1327D), Buena Vista, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were the crosswinds and the wind gusts.

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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