# Accident 20110919022719A: Cessna 170B, Ft. Wainwright, AK, September 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2011, 19:20 local time
- Place: Ft. Wainwright, AK
- Airport: Clear Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.4519° N, 147.5581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4519&lon=-147.5581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2810C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2810C-2013-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 95 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110919022719A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO  BECOME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL IN THE BRUSH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; NO INJURIES. PTRS #AL0120113159

## 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 ANC11CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA096), Sep 20, 2011: Cessna 170B (N2810C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off with a gusting crosswind.

## Other reports on N2810C (1)

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

- [Incident 19800310031299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800310031299I), Mar 10, 1980: Cessna 170B (N2810C), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he encountered a strong crosswind, applied brakes and nosed over.

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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