# Accident 20190605005899A: Cessna 170B, Dillingham, AK, June 5, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2019, 14:10 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2601D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2601D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,240 total, 55 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190605005899A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH OF DLG AIRPORT.

DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRMAN STATES AIRCRAFT WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND ABOUT 150 FEET PAST WHERE HE NORMALLY TOUCHES DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY SO A DECISION WAS MADE TO ABORT THE LANDING.

THE AIRMAN STATES HE APPLIED POWER AND RAISED FLAPS TO ONE NOTCH.  THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GAIN ALTITUDE IN ORDER TO CLEAR  THE 30 TO 40 FEET TALL SPRUCE TREES AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.  THE AIRCRAFT MISSED THE SPRUCE TREES BUT IMPACTED A STUMP AND PATCH OF SMALLER TIMBER APPROX. 75 FEET JUST PRIOR TO REACHING THEM.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED.

## 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 GAA19CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA316), Jun 5, 2019: Cessna 170 (N2601D), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent loss of directional control, and his subsequent failure to attain sufficient altitude to clear trees during an…

## Other reports on N2601D (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880215003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880215003499A), Feb 15, 1988: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control while taxiing for takeoff and struck a tree next to the snow covered taxiway. Ski equipped
- [Incident 19870110004219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870110004219I), Jan 10, 1987: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Nenana, AK. Partial power loss and engine missing. Landed on a frozen lake. Fuel line to carburetor restricted with ice.
- [Accident 19831226068159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226068159A), Dec 26, 1983: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Mcgarth, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft overturned in deep snow during precautionary landing. Loose primer line caused rough running engine.
- [Accident 19780225002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225002389A), Feb 25, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Gusts to 25KTS.

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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