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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Victoria, TX · September 11, 2013

Date: September 11, 2013 · 09:14 local
Place: Victoria, TX
Airport: Victoria
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N170TP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13CA544
Reported as: Cessna 170A
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 63 total63 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N170TPRegistered now · Cessna 170AS/N 19609 · Built 1950 Airframe modelCessna 170A Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Upon landing on runway 13R at Victoria regional airport, Texas, the aircraft encountered a wind gust which raised the left wing and caused the right wing tip to contact the ground. The solo student pilot was unable to control the aircraft. Friction caused by a side-load on the right main gear tire and right wing tip caused the aircraft to flip over, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The student pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 13R AT VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST WHICH RAISED THE LEFT WING AND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. FRICTION CAUSED BY A SIDE-LOAD ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRE AND RIGHT WING TIP CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN13CA544Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportVictoria, TXThe student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control.Sep 11, 2013 · Substantial damage