# Accident 20120817018069A: Cessna 170B, Fairbanks, AK, August 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8131° N, 147.8547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8131&lon=-147.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4551C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4551C-2018-03-23) (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 ANC12CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120817018069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON FAI SKI STRIP 20. PILOT STATED HE LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT TIRE GOT CAUGHT IN SOFT TERRAIN AND PULLED REST OF AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY

## 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 ANC12CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA090), Aug 17, 2012: Cessna 170B (N4551C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and runway excursion.

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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