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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Meridian, MS · August 4, 2013

Date
August 4, 2013 · 12:00 local
Place
Meridian, MS
Airport
Key Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4251
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13CA351
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total124 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing phase, after initial contact with the runway, the aircraft began drifting. Pilot control input was insufficient to stop drifting. Aircraft began sliding on right main gear and eventually came to rest on its nose facing 90 degrees from runway heading. Both occupants exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING PHASE, AFTER INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING. PILOT CONTROL INPUT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO STOP DRIFTING. AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLIDING ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE FACING 90 DEGREES FROM RUNWAY HEADING. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.