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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Warren, VT · July 19, 2019

Date: July 19, 2019 · 11:45 local
Place: Warren, VT
Airport: Warren-Sugarbush
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2717D
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N2717DRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 25259 · 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.

Around noon on Friday, July 19th, 2019 on runway 22 at 0B7. Winds were light with a slight left crosswind, estimated out of 250 degrees at 5-7. The Cessna touched down on the mains and began skipping and hopping back and forth between left and right mains with small puffs of smoke from the tires. As he was almost stopped (the tail wheel was still quite high) the tail of the aircraft just began raising up higher and higher inevitably striking the prop and coming to a stop on the paved runway. It happened so slowly that the aircraft really didn?t slide forward at all after it came to rest on the nose.

As the FAA filed it

AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY, JULY 19TH, 2019 ON RUNWAY 22 AT 0B7. WINDS WERE LIGHT WITH A SLIGHT LEFT CROSSWIND, ESTIMATED OUT OF 250 DEGREES AT 5-7. THE CESSNA TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAINS AND BEGAN SKIPPING AND HOPPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT MAINS WITH SMALL PUFFS OF SMOKE FROM THE TIRES. AS HE WAS ALMOST STOPPED (THE TAIL WHEEL WAS STILL QUITE HIGH) THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST BEGAN RAISING UP HIGHER AND HIGHER INEVITABLY STRIKING THE PROP AND COMING TO A STOP ON THE PAVED RUNWAY. IT HAPPENED SO SLOWLY THAT THE AIRCRAFT REALLY DIDN?T SLIDE FORWARD AT ALL AFTER IT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE.