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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Benson, AZ · June 10, 2018

Date: June 10, 2018 · 09:45 local
Place: Benson, AZ
Airport: Benson Munciple
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N170W
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA339
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 137 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N170WRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2019 · Cessna 170BS/N 25596 · Built 1953 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was practicing take off/landings. The pilot took off with a slight tail wind pilot failed to notice the wind had shifted around to a slight quartering tailwind. The pilot touched down, veered right, applied left brake and left rudder. Right movement of the aircraft continued. The pilot applied power and once the engine responded the full left rudder deflection and application of left brake took over and the aircraft immediately swerved to the left. The aircraft careened up on the right wheel causing wheel axle to break with the side over load applied, the right gear leg dug into the runway and caused the right gear to collapse. When the gear collapsed, it caused the right wing strut attaching point at the fuselage to fail. The aircraft came to rest on the right side of the fuselage with the right wing bent upward at a 90-degree angle to the fuselage. The pilot exited the aircraft unharmed. One witness at TH4E scene came forward to assist.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFF/LANDINGS. THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH A SLIGHT TAIL WIND PILOT FAILED TO NOTICE THE WIND HAD SHIFTED AROUND TO A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN, VEERED RIGHT, APPLIED LEFT BRAKE AND LEFT RUDDER. RIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND ONCE THE ENGINE RESPONDED THE FULL LEFT RUDDER DEFLECTION AND APPLICATION OF LEFT BRAKE TOOK OVER AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY SWERVED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAREENED UP ON THE RIGHT WHEEL CAUSING WHEEL AXLE TO BREAK WITH THE SIDE OVER LOAD APPLIED, THE RIGHT GEAR LEG DUG INTO THE RUNWAY AND CAUSED THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE. WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED, IT CAUSED THE RIGHT WING STRUT ATTACHING POINT AT THE FUSELAGE TO FAIL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WITH THE RIGHT WING BENT UPWARD AT A 90-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED. ONE WITNESS AT TH4E SCENE CAME FORWARD TO ASSIST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA339Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBenson, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jun 10, 2018 · Substantial damage