# Accident 20100623036439A: Cessna 170B, Parker, AZ, June 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2010, 13:05 local time
- Place: Parker, AZ
- Airport: Avi Suquilla
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1497° N, 114.2678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1497&lon=-114.2678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432PB-2013-06-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100623036439A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 23, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 MST. THE PILOT OF A CE-170B, N432PB RADIOED TO THE AVI SUQUILLA AIRPORT (P20) PARKER, AZ. REQUESTING AN AIRPORT ADVISORY. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS 13 MILES OUT ACROSS THE RIVER. THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS ATTENDANT ADVISED N432PB THAT THE WINDS WERE, 250-200, AT 8-10 KNOTS. THE PILOT ASKED WHICH RUNWAY WAS BEING USED.THE OPERATIONS ATTENDANT REPLIED  "AT YOUR DISCRETION".THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT ELECTED TO LAND RUNWAY 01. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED RIGHT OF RUNWAY 01.  AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CART WHEELED, RIGHT WING FIRST, THEN LEFT WING, COMING TO REST IN AN UP RIGHT POSITION 35 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF  RUNWAY 01. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISTROYED BY THE FIRE, WITH THE LEFT WING AND TAIL SECTION'S REMAINING. THE  PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMAL AT THE TIME OF LANDING, AND IT WAS OBVIOUS, THE CROSSWIND EXCEEDED HIS AND THE AIRCRAFT'S ABILITY.

## 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 WPR10LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA312), Jun 23, 2010: Cessna 170B (N432PB), Parker, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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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