# Accident 20111014025319A: Cessna 170B, Ramona, CA, October 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2011, 10:05 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0392° N, 116.9153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0392&lon=-116.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8261A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8261A-2018-06-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111014025319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA011), Oct 14, 2011: Cessna 170B (N8261A), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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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