# Accident 20150331005159A: Cessna 170B, Anchorage, AK, March 31, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2015, 04:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3953° N, 149.8408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3953&lon=-149.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4582C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4582C) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150331005159A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT GOOSE BAY (Z40) DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  DUE TO PILOT ERROR, A GROUND LOOP OCCURRED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.  IT APPEARS THAT WEATHER AND/OR MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE NOT INVOLVED.

## 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 ANC15CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA016), Mar 31, 2015: Cessna 170B (N4582C), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student while landing, which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the student pilots failure to maintain directional…

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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