# Accident 20130803022559A: Cessna 170B, San Carlos, CA, August 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2013, 12:39 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5117° N, 122.2494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5117&lon=-122.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8249A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8249A-2018-06-04) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130803022559A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA 170: N8249A LANDED ON RUNWAY 30 AT SQL AIRPORT, AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE ECHO TAXIWAY EXIT OFF RUNWAY 30. PASSENGERS ON BOARD: 4, INJURIES: NONE. DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR13CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA356), Aug 3, 2013: Cessna 170B (N8249A), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, 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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