# Accident 20170213001659A: Cessna 170A, Wheatland, WY, February 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2017, 14:50 local time
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Airport: Phifer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0558° N, 104.9247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0558&lon=-104.9247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1421D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1421D-2020-12-05) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170213001659A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 WITH GUSTY WIND OUT OF THE NORTH, (360), AT 18-20 KTS THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 GAA17CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA141), Feb 13, 2017: Cessna 170 (N1421D), Wheatland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s incorrect compensation for the gusting crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.

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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