# Accident 20130522008669A: Cessna 170B, Danville, IN, May 22, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2013, 20:45 local time
- Place: Danville, IN
- Airport: Hendricks County-Gordon Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7467° N, 86.4753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7467&lon=-86.4753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3119A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3119A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 2 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130522008669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN AT HENDRICKS COUNTRY AIRPORT (2R2), RUNWAY 18.  THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND BEGAN A SERIES OF LEFT AND RIGHT OSCILLATIONS OF INCREASING SEVERITY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY FACING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. HARD SKIDDING ACTION TO THE RIGHT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE MAIN WHEEL, WRINKLING OF FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BOX STRUCTURE AND VISABLE CANTING OF THE LEFT SIDE CABIN DOOR PILLAR. THE RESULTING STRESSES IMPOSED ON THE AIRCRAFT ALSO CAUSED THE LEFT CABIN DOOR TO POP OPEN WHICH WILL NO LONGER SHUT DUE TO AIRFRAME/DOORFRAME MISALIGNMENT.

## 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 CEN13CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA306), May 23, 2013: Cessna 170B (N3119A), Danville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in the 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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