# Accident 20120618011419A: Cessna 170B, Pullman, WA, June 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2012, 18:30 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Airport: Pullman/Moscow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7436° N, 117.1094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7436&lon=-117.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2580D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2580D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 11 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120618011419A

## Narrative

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

N2580D, A 1952 CESSNA 170 AIRPLANE RECIEVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE RESULT OF A GROUND-LOOP ACCIDENT AT THE PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL AIRPORT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WING, TAIL SECTION JUST FORWARD OF THE TAIL-WHEEL SPRING AND DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFT OF THE FIRE-WALL.THE NEW OWNER OF THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION AND WAS NOT QUALIFIED IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DID ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AS PILOT IN COMMAND.

## 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 WPR12CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA269), Jun 19, 2012: Cessna 170B (N2580D), Pullman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N2580D (1)

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

- [Accident 20150121000429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150121000429A), Jan 21, 2015: Cessna 170B (N2580D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot obtained weather briefing and filed flight plan with kenai fss at 0910 hrs. Requested and obtained clearance for takeoff from lhd runway 32 at 1135 hrs.…

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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