# Accident 20101211054139A: Cessna 170B, Houston, TX, December 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2010, 11:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8181° N, 95.6725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8181&lon=-95.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1634D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1634D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,669 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101211054139A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA122), Dec 11, 2010: Cessna 170B (N1634D), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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