# Accident 20100722041159A: Cessna 170B, Palmer, AK, July 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6178° N, 148.5550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6178&lon=-148.5550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4590C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4590C-2019-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 178 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100722041159A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SPOTTED A BACK COUNTRY AIRSTRIP AND WANTED TO MAKE SOME APPROACHES WITHOUT LANDING. ON INITIATING A GO AROUND AS HE HAD PLANED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND DESCENDED INTO THE TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC10LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA065), Jul 23, 2010: Cessna 170B (N4590C), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to make a low-altitude pass over a remote airstrip toward rising terrain in weather conducive to downdrafts.

## Other reports on N4590C (3)

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

- [Accident 20000915010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915010059A), Sep 15, 2000: Cessna 170B (N4590C), Alturas, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot landed on runway 31 and encountered a gusty crosswind, causing him to loose control. Damage to the left landing gear, left wing, fuselage and…
- [Accident 19970126001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970126001049A), Jan 26, 1997: Cessna 170B (N4590C), Toledo, WA, Substantial damage. Left wing raised landing in crosswind. Used brakes. Nosed over. Wind light. Low time pilot lacked skill in type.
- [Accident 19730526016839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526016839A), May 26, 1973: Cessna 170B (N4590C), Auburn, WA, Substantial damage

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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