# Accident 20180106000959A: Cessna 170A, Ponca City, OK, January 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2018, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ponca City, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7319° N, 97.0997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7319&lon=-97.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9972A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9972A) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180106000959A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 8, 2018, THE PILOT-COMMAND CONTACTED THIS OFFICE TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 6, 2018. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 35 AT PONCA CITY, OK, VFR, ENROUTE TO ENID, OK. WINDS WERE FROM THE EAST AT 8-10 KNOTS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT STATED THAT AT ABOUT 30-40 KNOTS, HE LIFTED THE TAILWHEEL OFF; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT SIDE  OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT CORRECT THE LEFT SLIDING TENDENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, DAMANGING THE PROPELLER, AND RIGHT WING TIP AND STRUCTURE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OR WHEEL BRAKES. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR 3 PASSENGERS.

## 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 CEN18LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA070), Jan 6, 2018: Cessna 170 (N9972A), Ponca City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a 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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