# Accident 20110527010979A: Cessna 170A, Wasilla, AK, May 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NA
- Location: 61.5389° N, 149.5394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5389&lon=-149.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1742D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1742D-2017-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110527010979A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC11LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA039), May 28, 2011: Cessna 170A (N1742D), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N1742D (1)

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

- [Accident 19800517014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517014439A), May 17, 1980: Cessna 170A (N1742D), Britton, SD, Substantial damage. Tried to land in crosswind exceeding airplanes capability . Hopped sideways. Collapsed main gear.

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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