# Incident 20080618847629I: Cessna 170A, Williston, ND, June 18, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2008, 20:00 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Airport: Sloulin Fld International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1779° N, 103.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sloulin Field International Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1779&lon=-103.6420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9739A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9739A-2018-04-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 64 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080618847629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING LEFT RUDDER CABLE FAILED RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE LANDING GEAR BOX AREA. PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE, NO DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY, OR RUNWAY LIGHTS. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 18 JUNE 2008, FAA FARGO FSDO WAS NOTIFIED ON 14 AUG 2008 WHEN THE OWNER/OPERATOR CONTACTED THE OFFICE FOR A FERRY PERMIT IN ORDER TO HAVE A REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

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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