# Accident 20060428008349A: Cessna 170B, Fort Pierce, FL, April 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2006, 17:33 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4950° N, 80.3683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4950&lon=-80.3683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2891C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2891C) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 475 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060428008349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C INBOUND FROM MARSH HARBOUR, JUST ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN WHEN GUST OF WIND BLEW A/C TO LEFT INTO RWY SIGN, A/C ROTATED INTO GRASS, DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND WING SPAR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROPELLER IMPACTED RWY.

## 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 MIA06CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA100), Apr 28, 2006: Cessna 170B (N2891C), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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