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FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Kingman, AZ · March 24, 2010

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Date
March 24, 2010 · 08:45 local
Place
Kingman, AZ
Airport
Kingman
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4200V
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA177
Reported as
Cessna 170
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
538 total35 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days
N4200VRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Cessna 170S/N 18556 · Built 1948Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wednesday March 24, 2010 privacy data omitted pilot, N4200V) and privacy data omitted(passenger) departed 2AZ1 (solome, AZ) at 7 am local time in route to 8S4 (enterprise, OR) privacy data omitted home base. First leg was to 67L (mesquite, NV). Departed from solome and climbed to 8,500 MSL. The wind was a 15 to 20 knot headwind making ground speed slower than privacy data omitted planned. The pilot checked the fuel gauges 45 minutes into the flight and noticed that the left tank appeared lower than the right. Aircraft had been in the air for about an hour pilot decided to make first stop in igm (Kingman, AZ), instead of 67L, add fuel if needed before flying on. Aircraft entered a left downwind for RW-21. Upon touchdown aircraft started veering to the left. privacy data omitted Applied rudder trying to correct condition, aircraft left the runway, tail kept coming around and the right main landing gear dug in the ground and broke off dropping the right wing. Aircraft came to a stop about 70 feet from the edge of the runway turned 180 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

WEDNESDAY MARCH 24, 2010 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT, N4200V) AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(PASSENGER) DEPARTED 2AZ1 (SOLOME, AZ) AT 7 AM LOCAL TIME IN ROUTE TO 8S4 (ENTERPRISE, OR) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOME BASE. FIRST LEG WAS TO 67L (MESQUITE, NV). DEPARTED FROM SOLOME AND CLIMBED TO 8,500 MSL. THE WIND WAS A 15 TO 20 KNOT HEADWIND MAKING GROUND SPEED SLOWER THAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PLANNED. THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL GAUGES 45 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT TANK APPEARED LOWER THAN THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN THE AIR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE FIRST STOP IN IGM (KINGMAN, AZ), INSTEAD OF 67L, ADD FUEL IF NEEDED BEFORE FLYING ON. AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RW-21. UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED RUDDER TRYING TO CORRECT CONDITION, AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, TAIL KEPT COMING AROUND AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG IN THE GROUND AND BROKE OFF DROPPING THE RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 70 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY TURNED 180 DEGREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR10CA177Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKingman, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was flight control interference by the passenger.Mar 24, 2010 · Substantial damage