# Accident 20100611035469A: Cessna 170B, Wasilla, AK, June 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2010, 04:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wolf Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6411° N, 149.2889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6411&lon=-149.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2886C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2886C) (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: 600 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100611035469A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AT WOLF LAKE THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE END OF RUNWAY 36 FOR AN 18 DEPARTURE. WHEN THE PILOT REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, A WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRPLANE AROUND INTO A GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WIND WASN'T THAT BAD, HE JUST DIDN'T RESPOND FAST ENOUGH TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM SPINNING AROUND. THE PILOT FELT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN READY FOR WHAT HAPPENED, AND HE SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED IT.

## 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 ANC10CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA052), Jun 12, 2010: Cessna 170B (N2886C), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in variable wind conditions.

## Other reports on N2886C (1)

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

- [Accident 20060418005499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060418005499A), Apr 18, 2006: Cessna 170B (N2886C), Shelton, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On take-off roll after completing a stop and go landing the right wheel/hub assembly sheared/failed causing the aircraft to swerve to the right off the…

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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