20161113021309I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Yakima, WA · November 13, 2016

Date: November 13, 2016 · 13:16 local
Place: Yakima, WA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N170DP
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N170DPRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26716 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail wheel leaf spring broke upon landing at ykm airport. Pilot was able to taxi aircraft to the ramp. Tail wheel assembly remained attached to the airplane via sterring cables. Mechanic said the main spring in the leaf spring asssembly had corroded and failed. Tail wheel was rendered unrepairable, but no other apparent damage to the aiirframe. No injuries to the two people on board.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL WHEEL LEAF SPRING BROKE UPON LANDING AT YKM AIRPORT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP. TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRPLANE VIA STERRING CABLES. MECHANIC SAID THE MAIN SPRING IN THE LEAF SPRING ASSSEMBLY HAD CORRODED AND FAILED. TAIL WHEEL WAS RENDERED UNREPAIRABLE, BUT NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIIRFRAME. NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD.