# Accident 20120729015789A: Cessna 170A, Ellensburg, WA, July 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2012, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0331° N, 120.5306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0331&lon=-120.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4089A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4089A-2012-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 550 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120729015789A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING AT THE ELLENSBURG AIRPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED TOWARDS THE LEFT.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LEFT WING, ELEVATOR, AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR12CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA333), Jul 29, 2012: Cessna 170A (N4089A), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control 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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