# Accident 20200720009339A: Cessna 170B, Bloomington, IN, July 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2020, 15:23 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1606° N, 86.5414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1606&lon=-86.5414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8193A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8193A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720009339A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2020, AT 15:23 LOCAL TIME/19:23 UTC, N8139A, A CESSNA 170B PILOTED BY A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OFF THE RUNWAY AND TO THE OPERATOR'S HANGAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS WINDS 310 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS, A FEW CLOUDS AT 10,000 FEET TEMPERATURE 29 DEGREES CELCIUS AND THE ALTIMETER 3001.

## 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 CEN20CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA296), Jul 20, 2020: Cessna 170B (N8193A), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain/maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.

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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