# Accident 20201222020389A: Cessna 170B, Madisonville, TN, December 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2020, 17:00 local time
- Place: Madisonville, TN
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5436° N, 84.3827° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5436&lon=-84.3827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4580C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4580C-2021-07-31) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201222020389A

## Narrative

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

AFTER AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA21LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA095), Dec 22, 2020: Cessna 170 (N4580C), Madisonville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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