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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Kiana, AK · September 13, 2020

Date: September 13, 2020 · 13:45 local
Place: Kiana, AK
Airport: Kiana Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3068A
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC20CA094
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total90 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N3068ARegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 25712 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.

Cessna 170 N3068A pilot stated that the airplane experienced a loss of power during a climb out after dragging a gravel bar about 1.5 NM nw Kiana Airport. The airplane settled to the ground and the main tires hit the water, resulting in the airplane nosing over, the pilot losing control and the right wing sustaining substantial damage. 3 sob, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

CESSNA 170 N3068A PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING A CLIMB OUT AFTER DRAGGING A GRAVEL BAR ABOUT 1.5 NM NW KIANA AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND THE MAIN TIRES HIT THE WATER, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER, THE PILOT LOSING CONTROL AND THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. 3 SOB, NO INJURIES.

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 ANC20CA094Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportKiana, AKThe pilot’s improper decision to perform a takeoff from an unsuitable surface, which resulted in a loss of control and nose over.Sep 13, 2020 · Substantial damage