What happened
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I arrived on scene and observed a Cessna CE-170B, N170CC on its top in a ditch filled with water about 35 feet from the right edge of runway 17 right, 1500 feet from the approach end.
There multiple fire and ploice vehicles on the scene. Texas highway patrol trooper informed me that pilot and one passenger had been transported by ambulance to Tomball hospital with minor injuries. The aircraft was inverted with the nose pointing back to the runway at a 45 degree angle to the runway centerline. There were tracks in the grass and mud indicating the aircraft departed the pavement at a 45 degree angle. There were skid marks on the runway indicating the aircraft was turning to a west direction about 150 feet prior to leaving the runway.
The water in the drainage ditch, which parallels the runway was about one foot deep and 30 feet wide.
There aircraft sustained damage to the left wing including the forward spar, the vertical stabalizer, and the rudder. One of the comm antennas was also broken.
Inside the aircraft, I observed the rear seat was loose from it's attach points and the forward attaching bolt appeared to be missing.
The carb heat knob was partially pulled out and bent in an upward direction.
The control tower reported the winds to be four (4) knots and variable at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
I ARRIVED ON SCENE AND OBSERVED A CESSNA CE-170B, N170CC ON ITS TOP IN A DITCH FILLED WITH WATER ABOUT 35 FEET FROM THE RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY 17 RIGHT, 1500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END.
THERE MULTIPLE FIRE AND PLOICE VEHICLES ON THE SCENE. TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER INFORMED ME THAT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER HAD BEEN TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO TOMBALL HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED WITH THE NOSE POINTING BACK TO THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THERE WERE TRACKS IN THE GRASS AND MUD INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVEMENT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING TO A WEST DIRECTION ABOUT 150 FEET PRIOR TO LEAVING THE RUNWAY.
THE WATER IN THE DRAINAGE DITCH, WHICH PARALLELS THE RUNWAY WAS ABOUT ONE FOOT DEEP AND 30 FEET WIDE.
THERE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING INCLUDING THE FORWARD SPAR, THE VERTICAL STABALIZER, AND THE RUDDER. ONE OF THE COMM ANTENNAS WAS ALSO BROKEN.
INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT, I OBSERVED THE REAR SEAT WAS LOOSE FROM IT'S ATTACH POINTS AND THE FORWARD ATTACHING BOLT APPEARED TO BE MISSING.
THE CARB HEAT KNOB WAS PARTIALLY PULLED OUT AND BENT IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION.
THE CONTROL TOWER REPORTED THE WINDS TO BE FOUR (4) KNOTS AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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