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FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Phoenix, AZ · July 19, 2019

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Date
July 19, 2019 · 13:52 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3276A
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA445
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,165 total41 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N3276ARegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2020 · Cessna 170BS/N 25920 · Built 1953Airframe modelCessna 170BEngine 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.

On 07/19/219,2052Z/1352MST, N3276A, CE-170-B attempted to land on runway 25R, the aircraft bounced and veered to the left upon touchdown and exited the southside of runway 25R, approximately 600FT to the left and traveled down an embankment and nosing over onto the front of the aircraft and causing a prop strike and then settled to a stop on the aircraft nose. Two people were onboard with no injuries reported. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right wing. Punctures to the wing integral fuel tanks causing a fuel leak requiring fire crews to be called and maintained on scene during removal of aircraft via crane and tow off the airfield. Damage to the right main landing gear was found during the accident which caused buckling in the skin by the right main landing gear where it mounts up to the aircraft, wheel damage found on the right main landing gear in which the wheel was bent downward towards the runway, which required the removal crew to use a wheel dolly to strap under the right main landing gear during tow for aircraft removal off the field. It was reported earlier the aircraft bounced during landing which during a bounce could have been hard enough to damage the landing gear if impacted during the application of a side load on the wheel and with a side load could cause the aircraft wheel to bend downward causing the aircraft to strike its right wing on the runway. Evidence of scaring on right wing tip shows potential for direct asphalt to wing connection.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/19/219,2052Z/1352MST, N3276A, CE-170-B ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25R, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND VEERED TO THE LEFT UPON TOUCHDOWN AND EXITED THE SOUTHSIDE OF RUNWAY 25R, APPROXIMATELY 600FT TO THE LEFT AND TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND NOSING OVER ONTO THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND THEN SETTLED TO A STOP ON THE AIRCRAFT NOSE. TWO PEOPLE WERE ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. PUNCTURES TO THE WING INTEGRAL FUEL TANKS CAUSING A FUEL LEAK REQUIRING FIRE CREWS TO BE CALLED AND MAINTAINED ON SCENE DURING REMOVAL OF AIRCRAFT VIA CRANE AND TOW OFF THE AIRFIELD. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND DURING THE ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED BUCKLING IN THE SKIN BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHERE IT MOUNTS UP TO THE AIRCRAFT, WHEEL DAMAGE FOUND ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IN WHICH THE WHEEL WAS BENT DOWNWARD TOWARDS THE RUNWAY, WHICH REQUIRED THE REMOVAL CREW TO USE A WHEEL DOLLY TO STRAP UNDER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING TOW FOR AIRCRAFT REMOVAL OFF THE FIELD. IT WAS REPORTED EARLIER THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING WHICH DURING A BOUNCE COULD HAVE BEEN HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE THE LANDING GEAR IF IMPACTED DURING THE APPLICATION OF A SIDE LOAD ON THE WHEEL AND WITH A SIDE LOAD COULD CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WHEEL TO BEND DOWNWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE ITS RIGHT WING ON THE RUNWAY. EVIDENCE OF SCARING ON RIGHT WING TIP SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR DIRECT ASPHALT TO WING CONNECTION.

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 GAA19CA445Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPhoenix, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and the right wing striking the ground.Jul 19, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3276A · 1

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

Accident 19991229037209ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Oakland, AL(-23) During landing roll the aircraft bounced hard over ruts in the dirt airstrip. The pilots seat slid back causing the pilot to lose control of the aircraft. The aircraft veered left off of the strip. Left wing tip struck a tree branch and the aircraft…Dec 29, 1999 · Substantial damage