# Accident 20130827018119A: Cessna 170B, Anchorage, AK, August 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2013, 11:23 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2081° N, 149.8375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2081&lon=-149.8375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2583C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2583C) (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: 202 total, 75 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130827018119A

## Narrative

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

AFTER THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRSPEED INCREASED ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRMAN APPLIED CORRECTION WITH RIGHT RUDDER. HOWEVER,  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GO LEFT DESPITE ADDITIONAL RUDDER PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME CLOSE TO A RUNWAY REFLECTOR. THE AIRMAN PULLED THE POWER TO THE OFF POSITION THE LEFT WHEEL CAUGHT A BERM AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO PARKING UNASSISTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON. NO FLAPS WERE USED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## 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 ANC13CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA086), Aug 27, 2013: Cessna 170B (N2583C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during takeoff, resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N2583C (1)

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

- [Accident 20210711010619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210711010619A), Jul 11, 2021: Cessna 170B (N2583C), Rampart, AK, Substantial damage. On 07/11/2021 at 1319 hours the Alaska state troopers in fairbanks were contacted by the iercc who passed on information About an in-reach activation…

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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