# Accident 20090207003209A: Cessna 170B, Lake Placid, FL, February 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Airport: Placid Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2456° N, 81.4131° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2456&lon=-81.4131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1825C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1825C-2009-05-08) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090207003209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN AIRCRAFT CHECKOUT (NEW OWNER), THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR GROUND-LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE FIRST LANDING CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT HE WAS LEFT OF THE CENTER-LINE, WHILE CORRECTING FOR DRIFT.  THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, AND BOTH HIM AND THE INSTRUCTOR MADE CONTROL INPUTS TO ARREST THE SWERVE; THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT (SURFACE), BOTH PILOTS APPLIED LEFT BRAKE TO REMAIN ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWARDS AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA09CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA159), Feb 7, 2009: Cessna 170B (N1825C), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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