# Accident 20071007825309A: Cessna 170A, Roxboro, NC, October 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Roxboro, NC
- Airport: Person County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2847° N, 78.9842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2847&lon=-78.9842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9910A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9910A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 40 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007825309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) I WAS CONTACTED BY ATLANTA OPS CENTER AT 11:50AM ON 10/07/2007 WITH THE REPORT OF AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT THE PERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (TDF) JUST SOUTH OF ROXBORO, NC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE NTSB AND I SPOKE TO THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HE STATED AT THAT TIME THAT HE HAD ONLY RECENTLY GOTTEN THE AIRPLANE BACK FROM REPAIRS DUE TO A PREVIOUS GROUND LOOP EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THAT JUST AFTER LANDING THE TAIL HAD COME DOWN AND ON ROLL-OUT THE RIGHT WING CAME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. HE REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT ELEVATOR TIP AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. ON 10/10/07 I WENT TO ROXBORO TO EXAMINE THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BENT JUST ABOVE THE TOP OF THE WHEEL PANT AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES, AND THE WHEEL ITSELF WAS BROKEN. THE LEFT WING WAS BENT UPWARD FROM THE TIP TO APPROXIMATELY 24" IN ON THE WING, TO INCLUDE THE AILERON AND THE TIP OF THE WING SPAR. THE LEFT ELEVATOR TIP AND COUNTER WEIGHT WERE ALSO BENT AND SCUFFED. THE LEFT DOOR WAS BROKEN OFF AT THE HINGES, AND THE RIGHT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN PAST THE FUEL DRAIN. THE LANDING GEAR STRUCTURE IS ALSO BENT DEFORMED AND TWISTED. WHEN I RECEIVED HIS STATEMENT SEVERAL DAYS LATER THERE WAS SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS.

## 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 NYC08LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA009), Oct 7, 2007: Cessna 170A (N9910A), Roxboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during landing.

## Other reports on N9910A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070602019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070602019399A), Jun 2, 2007: Cessna 170A (N9910A), Smithfield, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) On aircraft rollout after landing at johnson county airport in goldsboro, NC, left main gear axle bolts sheared causing wheel and axle to fold under left…

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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