# Accident 20170811012449A: Cessna 170, Axtell, KS, August 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2017, 14:45 local time
- Place: Axtell, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8708° N, 96.2592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8708&lon=-96.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4189V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4189V) (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: 170 total, 28 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA489) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170811012449A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:40 P.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATED AIRMAN, AND A PASSENGER, WERE INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHILE ON A LOW APPROACH AT THE AIRMAN?S PLACE OF RESIDENCE (A FARM) LOCATED NEAR AXTELL, KANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE AIRMAN. PURSUANT TO THE AIRMAN?S WRITTEN AND VERBAL STATEMENTS, THE CESSNA 170 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N4189V, WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED BY THE AIRMAN, AND ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, WAS TO BE FLOWN FROM SENECA, KANSAS (62K) TO HIS (FARM) RESIDENCE, TO PERFORM SOME LOW APPROACHES. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT IT WAS A CLEAR VFR DAY AND NO WEATHER PREVAILED. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT IT WAS THE INTENT TO CONDUCT SEVERAL LOW APPROACH PATTERNS AT HIS (FARM) RESIDENCE, FOR A FUTURE, POTENTIAL, RUNWAY TO BE BUILT. PURSUANT TO THE AIRMAN?S STATEMENT, DURING THE SECOND LOW APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE HE WAS REACHING BACK TO SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOOR, THAT HAD JUST BECOME OPENED. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A STALL RECOVERY, BUT COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HIT A TERRACE IN THE FIELD. FROM THERE, THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT A BARBED WIRE FENCE TO MINIMIZE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH TWO FENCES, AND STRUCK A TREE WITH THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW HARD TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE INTO THE SHALLOW POND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST WITH THE NOSE AND FORWARD FUSELAGE AREA IN THE SHALLOW POND. THE TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY AIRCRAFT OR FLIGHT CONTROL ANOMALY THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

THE ACCIDENT FILE WILL BE AMENDED IF THE FUTURE INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN A CHANGE TO ANY OF THE NINE FAA RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

## 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 GAA17CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA489), Aug 11, 2017: Cessna 170 (N4189V), Axtell, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt to close a passenger door during a critical…

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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