# Accident 20080229011769A: Cessna 170B, Truckee, CA, February 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2008, 12:15 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3222° N, 120.1436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3222&lon=-120.1436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2571D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2571D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 65 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080229011769A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX08CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA070), Feb 29, 2008: Cessna 170B (N2571D), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued operation with a known mechanical problem and failure to maintain directional control.

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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