# Accident 20130512009279A: Cessna 170B, Roxboro, NC, May 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2013, 20:00 local time
- Place: Roxboro, NC
- Airport: Person County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2844° N, 78.9844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2844&lon=-78.9844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3115B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3115B) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130512009279A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE HAD RECEIVED THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT VIA THE ASOS/AWOS AT THE PERSON COUNTY AIRPORT.  THE PERSON COUNTY AIRPORT ASOS WAS REPORTING THE WINDS FROM 300 DEGREES AT 5 TO 7 KNOTS.  THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 6.

AIRCRAFT N3115B, OPERATED BY ITS OWNER, LANDED AT PERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, ROXBORO, NC AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 EDT ON MAY 12, 2013.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO A TAXIWAY.  DURING THAT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER  AND CAME TO A STOP WITH THE NOSE STILL RESTING ON THE GROUND.  THE PILOT,  UNINJURED, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, AND WITH HELP FROM A NON-PASSENGER, PULLED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT DOWN SO IT WAS UPRIGHT AND RESTING ON ITS LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED OFF THE TAXIWAY AND TO ITS HANGAR.

## 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 ERA13CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA244), May 13, 2013: Cessna 170B (N3115B), Roxboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive use of wheel brakes while turning off the runway after landing resulting in a noseover.

## Other reports on N3115B (1)

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

- [Accident 19790825023349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825023349A), Aug 25, 1979: Cessna 170B (N3115B), Willacoochee, GA, Substantial damage. Landed on road during rescue operation. Wing hit road sign.

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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