# Accident 20200602007779A: Cessna 170B, Butte, MT, June 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9547° N, 112.4975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9547&lon=-112.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8282A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8282A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,422 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200602007779A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS LANDING RUNWAY 33 AT THE BERT MOONEY AIRPORT IN BUTTE, MT. WHEN AT TOUCH DOWN HE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS, MISMANAGED ENGINE POWER AND FLIGHT CONTROLS, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR20CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA173), Jun 2, 2020: Cessna 170 (N8282A), Butte, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in turbulent conditions.

## Other reports on N8282A (1)

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

- [Accident 19750705019989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705019989A), Jul 5, 1975: Cessna 170 (N8282A), Redmond, OR, Substantial damage. Left axle broke causing left gear strut to breakoff. Type failure not determined.

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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