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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 170A · Trenton, NJ · December 13, 2020

Date: December 13, 2020 · 14:39 local
Place: Trenton, NJ
Airport: Trenton Mercer
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1297D
Reported as: Cessna 170A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,800 total134 in this make and model233 in the last 90 days

N1297DRegistered now · Cessna 170AS/N 19873 · Built 1951 Airframe modelCessna 170A Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On dec 13, 2020, C170A, landing runway 24 at Trenton-Mercer airport (ttn), ground looped, causing damage to landing gear, wing strut, and left door. At the time of landing, there was a crosswind from 290 at 9KTS, gusting to 19KTS.

Pilot stated the approach to runway 24 at ttn was stabilized and normal, with clear VFR conditions and a dry runway. During rollout, all three occupants felt a rumbling, then the aircraft began to veer left. At that moment, the instructor called ?my airplane? And took the controls, applying right rudder to compensate. The aircraft spun clockwise and bounced on the main gear several times before coming to a stop. There was no wing contact with the runway and no prop strike reported. Upon exiting the aircraft, the pilot observed the left main gear tire was blown and the wheel assembly was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ON DEC 13, 2020, C170A, LANDING RUNWAY 24 AT TRENTON-MERCER AIRPORT (TTN), GROUND LOOPED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, WING STRUT, AND LEFT DOOR. AT THE TIME OF LANDING, THERE WAS A CROSSWIND FROM 290 AT 9KTS, GUSTING TO 19KTS.

PILOT STATED THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT TTN WAS STABILIZED AND NORMAL, WITH CLEAR VFR CONDITIONS AND A DRY RUNWAY. DURING ROLLOUT, ALL THREE OCCUPANTS FELT A RUMBLING, THEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT. AT THAT MOMENT, THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED ?MY AIRPLANE? AND TOOK THE CONTROLS, APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN CLOCKWISE AND BOUNCED ON THE MAIN GEAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO WING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND NO PROP STRIKE REPORTED. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE WAS BLOWN AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS DAMAGED.