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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Wasilla, AK · May 27, 2011

Date: May 27, 2011 · 16:30 local
Place: Wasilla, AK
Airport: Wasilla
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: NA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1742D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC11LA039
Reported as: Cessna 170A
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total30 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N1742DRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2017 · Cessna 170AS/N 20185 · Built 1951 Airframe modelCessna 170A Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot in command failed to maintain directional control during landing rollout, ground looped, made an attempt to correct the ground loop, but was unable to prior to departing the runway surface and coming to an abrupt stop in an adjacent ditch.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, GROUND LOOPED, MADE AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE GROUND LOOP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN AN ADJACENT DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC11LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident were the effects of multiple modifications to the main and tailwheel landing gear through the supplemental type certificate and FAA…May 28, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1742D · 1

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

Accident 19800517014439ALevel Off Touchdown · Britton, SDTried to land in crosswind exceeding airplanes capability . Hopped sideways. Collapsed main gear.May 17, 1980 · Substantial damage