# Accident 20130619009912A: Cessna 170, Cleveland, GA, June 19, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 19, 2013, 17:45 local time - Place: Cleveland, GA - Damage: Substantial damage - Collision: Collision on the ground - Phase of flight: Run-Up Area - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.5569° N, 83.7081° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5569&lon=-83.7081&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2552V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2552V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 170 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 26,247 total, 35 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA299) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130619009912A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 21, 2013 AT 12PM APPROXIMATELY, INSPECTORS FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO ARRIVED TO INVESTIGATE AN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED ON 06/19/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:45 LOCAL AT MOUNTAIN AIR AIRPARK IN CLEVELAND, GA. THE PIC AND OWNER WERE PRESENT AT THE OWNERS HANGAR. THE EVENT INVOLVED AIRCRAFT N2552V, A CESSNA 170 SERIAL NUMBER 18057 AND N5314Y, A PITTS S2B SERIAL NUMBER 5022. THE CESSNA, N2552VWAS PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE CALLS ON UNICOM AS HE TAXIED FROM PARKING TO THE RUNWAY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MOUNTAIN AIR AIRPARK IS A TURF/GRASS STRIP APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET IN LENGTH AND AN ELEVATION OF 1438 FEET. THE RUNWAYS ARE 35 AND 17 AND 200 FEET WIDE. THE PRACTICE AT THIS PRIVATE STRIP IS TO LAND ON 17 AND TAKE OFF ON 35. N2552V WAS CONDUCTING A PREFLIGHT CHECK AT THE DEPARTURE END OF 35 OFF TO THE LEFT AND CLEAR OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY AT THE TIME (17:45 LCL) OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE SAW THE PITTS, N4314Y, TAXING PRIOR TO CONTACT, AND WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER PERSON ONBOARD SUFFERED ANY INJURIES. THE CESSNA SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT WING FORWARD SPAR AREA HAS EVIDENCE OF DISTORTION, THE LEFT WING TIP AND OUTBOARD AILERON ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE LEFT AILERON WAS CUT OFF AT THE OUTBOARD MOUNT AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA?S AILERON AND FRONT SPAR IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS DEFINED BY CFR PART 830 AND MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR AN ACCIDENT. N2552V ? 1948 CESSNA 170, SERIAL NUMBER 18057: REGISTERED OWNER ? LESLIE A. BURRIL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME- 3329 HOURS LAST ANNUAL- 03/01/2013 AT 3315 HOURS THE OTHER AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WAS N5314Y, A PITTS S-2B, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN A NEWLY ACQUIRED PITTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY RECEIVING CRITIQUES FROM ANOTHER PILOT ON THE GROUND. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 7 LANDINGS AND TAXI BACKS IS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE NEVER SAW THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, N2552V, PRIOR TO CONTACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT CARRYING ANY PASSENGERS AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE PITTS SUSTAINED PROPELLER DAMAGE, AND THE ENGINE WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE PITTS. ## Other aircraft in the event - N5314Y, Aerotek Inc PITTS S-2B: [Incident 20130619010302I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130619010302I) ## 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 ERA13LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA299), Jun 19, 2013: Cessna 170 (N2552V), Cleveland, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The taxiing pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in his airplane's collision with a stopped airplane. 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. 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