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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Ramona, CA · October 14, 2011

Date
October 14, 2011 · 10:05 local
Place
Ramona, CA
Airport
Ramona
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8261A
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12CA011
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

The pilot of the tail wheel aircraft was performing the last approach after a series of touch and go landings. The aircraft bounced after the main wheels touched the runway and the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot applied rudder and aileron control inputs, however the aircraft pulled to the left onto the runway edge the pilot applied the brakes causing the aircraft to nose over causing substantial damage with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING THE LAST APPROACH AFTER A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RUDDER AND AILERON CONTROL INPUTS, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT ONTO THE RUNWAY EDGE THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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