# Accident 20150930016989A: Cessna 170A, CO, September 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2015, 18:00 local time
- Place: CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4633° N, 102.6181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4633&lon=-102.6181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9775A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9775A) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 14 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150930016989A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AT 18:00, N9775A A CESSNA, MODEL 170A, WAS EN ROUTE FROM JOHNSON, KS (KJHN) TO SPRINGFIELD, CO (K8V7). THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17; WITH AN 11 KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE EAST. THE LEFT WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN FIRST WITH CORRECTION INTO THE WIND, IT ROCKED ON TO THE RIGHT WHEEL THEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED IN, SKIDDED ON THE NOSE CONE AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO ITS TOP. NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 GAA15CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA286), Oct 1, 2015: Cessna 170A (N9775A), Springfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare, which resulted in a collision with terrain, and a 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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