# Accident 20161205023519A: Cessna 170, Martinsville, VA, December 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2016, 15:45 local time
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Airport: Blue Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6306° N, 80.0181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6306&lon=-80.0181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9002A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9002A-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,653 total, 646 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161205023519A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED AND STARTED DRIFTING LEFT ON THE ROLL OUT AND GROUND LOOPED 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 GAA17CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA091), Dec 5, 2016: Cessna 170 (N9002A), Martinsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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