# Accident 20091019050609A: Cessna 170B, London, OH, October 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2009, 17:45 local time
- Place: London, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9328° N, 83.4619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9328&lon=-83.4619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2719D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2719D) (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 MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091019050609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT KUYF (MADISON COUNTY).  THE PILOT HAD INDICATED THAT ON ARRIVAL TO MADISON COUNTY THAT WINDS ON THE SURFACE WERE STEADY AT "AROUND 8 KNOTS."  THE PILOT LANDED AT MADISON COUNTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED.  ON DEPARTURE FROM   MADISON COUNTY  THE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS.  ON DEPARTURE ROLL THE PILOT INDICATED THAT A BRIEF GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIM EXITING THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## 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 CEN10CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA024), Oct 19, 2009: Cessna 170B (N2719D), London, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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