# Accident 20071004829799A: Cessna 170A, Wadesboro, NC, October 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2007, 09:45 local time
- Place: Wadesboro, NC
- Airport: Anson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0206° N, 80.0769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0206&lon=-80.0769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5494C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5494C-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 23 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004829799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER TOUCHING DOWN. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO CORRECT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT, DEPARTED RUNWAY AND ENTERED TALL WEEDS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNTIL RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH WEEDS, TURNING AIRCRAFT NINETY DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND STOPPED WITH THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WING LIFT STRUT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON LEFT HAND SIDE.

## 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 NYC08CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA003), Oct 4, 2007: Cessna 170A (N5494C), Wadesboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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