# Accident 20150808015459A: Cessna 170A, Haddam, CT, August 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2015, 10:45 local time
- Place: Haddam, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4467° N, 72.4575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4467&lon=-72.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5749C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5749C-2018-03-30) (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 3-300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,921 total, 108 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150808015459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFF AND LANDING PROFICIENCY TRAINING WHEN ON 6TH LANDING PILOT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF RUNWAY TO AVOID A FLOCK OF GEESE, PILOT THEN STATED HE BRAKED HARD TO AVOID RUNNING OVER A RUNWAY LIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER CAUSING SUBSTATNTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA15CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA218), Aug 8, 2015: Cessna 170A (N5749C), East Haddam, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and excessive use of brakes, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

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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