# Accident 20081012849809A: Cessna 170A, Santa Fe, NM, October 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2008, 14:53 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6172° N, 106.0894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6172&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9100A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9100A) (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: 5,760 total, 17 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081012849809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 12, 2008 AT 1453 LOCAL TIME, N9100A, A CESSNA 170 AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED UPON LANDING AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTRUCTION WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WHO HOLDS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  NEITHER OF THE OCCUPANTS WAS INJURED.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN09CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA011), Oct 12, 2008: Cessna 170 (N9100A), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delay in taking timely control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

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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