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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Truckee, CA · February 29, 2008

Date: February 29, 2008 · 12:15 local
Place: Truckee, CA
Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2571D
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08CA070
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,150 total65 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N2571DRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 20723 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On landing runway 28 at the Truckee airport (trk), aircraft N2571D piloted by privacy data omitted, drifted off the left side of the runway. The pilot was attempting a wheel landing with winds recorded at 180 degrees at 13 knots. As the aircraft started to weathervane to the left, the pilot applied right rudder and right brake, only to experience a soft spongey pedal on the right side. The aircraft's left wheel departed the left side of the runway edge, and traveled through the snow for about 50 feet before the aircraft pivoted on the left main and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing tip and right wing inboard rear spar. Minor damage to engine cowling and propeller was also evident. Examination of the right brake system by this inspector revealed that the right brake was indeed spongey, and the brake pedal would bottom out with very little force applied.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON LANDING RUNWAY 28 AT THE TRUCKEE AIRPORT (TRK), AIRCRAFT N2571D PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A WHEEL LANDING WITH WINDS RECORDED AT 180 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO WEATHERVANE TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE, ONLY TO EXPERIENCE A SOFT SPONGEY PEDAL ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WHEEL DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY EDGE, AND TRAVELED THROUGH THE SNOW FOR ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED ON THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSED OVER, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT WING INBOARD REAR SPAR. MINOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER WAS ALSO EVIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT BRAKE SYSTEM BY THIS INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS INDEED SPONGEY, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BOTTOM OUT WITH VERY LITTLE FORCE APPLIED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08CA070Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTruckee, CAThe pilot's continued operation with a known mechanical problem and failure to maintain directional control.Feb 29, 2008 · Substantial damage