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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Houston, TX · December 11, 2010

Date
December 11, 2010 · 11:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1634D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA122
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,669 total5 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot was providing instruction to airman. The student pilot was having difficulty in a cross wind. Pilot took control and scraped wing tip and aileron on left wing. Damaged flight control and wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO AIRMAN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY IN A CROSS WIND. PILOT TOOK CONTROL AND SCRAPED WING TIP AND AILERON ON LEFT WING. DAMAGED FLIGHT CONTROL AND WING TIP.

NTSB investigation

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