# Accident 20090207000919A: Cessna 170B, Cottonwood Fal, KS, February 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2009, 14:50 local time
- Place: Cottonwood Fal, KS
- Airport: Chase County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3553° N, 96.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3553&lon=-96.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2333D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2333D) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090207000919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ON A 2600’ GRASS STRIP BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ROTATE.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PILOT/PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TAIL CAME UP AND WHEN HE TRIED TO ROTATE THE TAIL CAME BACK DOWN.  HE THEN AGAIN RAISED THE TAIL AND THEN DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.  A RECENT COMPRESSION CHECK ON THE ENGINE SHOWS THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY.

## 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 CEN09CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA158), Feb 7, 2009: Cessna 170 (N2333D), Cottonwood Falls, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The decision of the pilot to attempt operations outside the forward center of gravity limit. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of an inadequate runway for the conditions.

## Other reports on N2333D (2)

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

- [Incident 19930530021459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930530021459I), May 30, 1993: Cessna 170B (N2333D), Lawrence, KS, Minor damage. Wind gust lifted left wing on rollout. Added power, failed to become airborne. Struck a ditch hidden by tall grass.
- [Accident 19841109062849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841109062849A), Nov 9, 1984: Cessna 170B (N2333D), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Drifted off side of runway, hit fence. Gusty winds exceeded maximum crosswind capability of aircraft.

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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