# Accident 20140502005839A: Cessna 170B, Soldotna, AK, May 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2014, 18:30 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4747° N, 151.0419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4747&lon=-151.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3469C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3469C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 73 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140502005839A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN SAID THERE WAS A QUARTERING HEADWIND THAT SWITCHED TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND DURING HER LANDING. SHE SAID SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE A GO-AROUND. THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED, AS WELL AS THE RIGHT AILERON, WHICH MAKES IT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURY. THE AIRMAN WAS A STUDENT SOLO, PRACTICING LANDINGS AFTER FAILING A PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE THREE DAYS PRIOR. SHE SAID SHE GOT A FORECAST COMPUTER BRIEFING AN HOUR BEFORE THE FLIGHT AND CHECKED THE AWOS RIGHT BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC14CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA026), May 3, 2014: Cessna 170B (N3469C), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize a wind shift, resulting in a tailwind landing, loss of control, and ground loop.

## Other reports on N3469C (3)

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

- [Accident 20090511025179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090511025179A), May 11, 2009: Cessna 170B (N3469C), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft landing runway 19R at Kenai muni (paen), at 1530 AKDT. Right wing came up then hit ground, left main gear collapsed and then acft came to a stop on…
- [Incident 19860720058829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720058829I), Jul 20, 1986: Cessna 170B (N3469C), Anchorage, AK. Requested IFR descent through unforecast weather to VFR.aircraft not IFR certified. No static or altimeter check.
- [Accident 19730924030779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730924030779A), Sep 24, 1973: Cessna 170B (N3469C), Glasgow, MT, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25K.l MN gr dmgd aft stall.

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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