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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · White Bear Lake, MN · April 25, 2010

Date: April 25, 2010 · 13:00 local
Place: White Bear Lake, MN
Airport: Benson Airfield
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3201A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10CA224
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental 0-300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,411 total37 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3201ARegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2020 · Cessna 170BS/N 25845 · Built 1953 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental 0-300-AReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot in command was providing crosswind instruction with a student pilot. Upon landing with a right quartering, gusty crosswind the aircraft experienced a downdraft over a tree line on the upwind side of the runway. The aircraft hit very hard and bounced approximately 150 feet. The aircraft hit on the left gear first, then the right gear. The propeller struck the grass causing the aircraft to flip on its back. Both the pilot and the student were uninjured in the accident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS PROVIDING CROSSWIND INSTRUCTION WITH A STUDENT PILOT. UPON LANDING WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING, GUSTY CROSSWIND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT OVER A TREE LINE ON THE UPWIND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT VERY HARD AND BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT HIT ON THE LEFT GEAR FIRST, THEN THE RIGHT GEAR. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GRASS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE STUDENT WERE UNINJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.

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 CEN10CA224Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWhite Bear Lake, MNThe flight instructor's inadequate attempted recovery from a bounced landing and the student pilot's abrupt use of the brakes, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.Apr 25, 2010 · Substantial damage