# Accident 20090513006359A: Cessna 170B, Roswell, NM, May 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2009, 09:38 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell International Air Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3014° N, 104.5306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3014&lon=-104.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3210A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3210A-2019-09-06) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,630 total, 64 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090513006359A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 13, 2009, THE PILOT/OWNER OF N3210 DEPARTED FROM HIS BASE IN ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO (KATS) AND A VFR FLIGHT TO ROSWELL, NEW MEXIO (KROW).  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PILOT RECEIVED ATIS INFORMATION AND, AT 1432Z, WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 WHILE ON A 3 MILE FINAL APPROACH AT KROW.  AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTED SOUTHEAST WINDS 120 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.  THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE WIND TOWARD THE RIGHT DURING THE ROLL OUT.  THE PILOT STATED HE CORRECTED WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE RIGHT.  THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT ROTATING, FLIPPING OVER NOSE FIRST,COMING TO REST INVERTED EAST OF THE RUNWAY ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY G.  A SPECIAL WEATHER OBSERVATION INDICATES THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST 130 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS AS INDICATED BY THE FOLLOWING AUTOMATED SPECIAL WEATHER REPORT ISSUED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.  SPECI KROW 131443Z 13004KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A2987 RMK AO2.

## 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 CEN09CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA293), May 13, 2009: Cessna 170B (N3210A), Roswell, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N3210A (2)

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

- [Accident 20170114000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170114000069A), Jan 14, 2017: Cessna 170B (N3210A), Coeur D Alene, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot landed short of the runway in the snow. Aircraft flipped over on its back. Pilot and passengers were not injured. Aircraft sustained damage to both…
- [Accident 20140919017269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140919017269A), Sep 19, 2014: Cessna 170B (N3210A), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. The pilot in command ground looped his CEO-170 during landing roll out on runway 31 at portland Hillsboro Airport. The reported weather at the time indicated…

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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