# Accident 20120913021569A: Cessna 170B, Kwethluk, AK, September 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Place: Kwethluk, AK
- Airport: Kwethluk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7894° N, 161.4261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7894&lon=-161.4261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N543AR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL 0-300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 16 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120913021569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM GRAVEL RUNWAY. WHEN HE LIFTED THE TAIL OF THE CONVENTIONALLY WHEELED AIRPLANE IT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT. THE PILOT OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE FORCE THAT WAS PUT ON THE GEAR CAUSED IT TO COLLAPSE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE GEAR, DOOR, WING TIP, WING ROOT, AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC12CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA105), Sep 14, 2012: Cessna 170B (N543AR), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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