# Incident 20150504006209I: Cessna 170A, Arlington, WA, May 4, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (AWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401P-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,976 total, 731 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150504006209I

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS GIVING DUAL TO INEXPERIENCED TAILWHEEL PILOT. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT. CFI TOOK CONTROLS TO AVOID GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT STOPPED AND NOSED OVER PERPENDICULAR TO RWY 11.

## Other reports on N401P (3)

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

- [Accident 20160628020829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160628020829A), Jun 28, 2016: Cessna 170A (N401P), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was landing in a light crosswind in order to practice crosswind landings in the tailwheel aircraft. On roll out the aircraft veered to the left and…
- [Accident 19870808043189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808043189A), Aug 8, 1987: Cessna 170A (N401P), San Marcos, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll and ground looped. CFI was late in taking corrective action.
- [Accident 19800921044459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921044459A), Sep 21, 1980: Cessna 170A (N401P), Iola, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from soft strip, hit fence at end of runway and crashed.

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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