# Accident 20210108001659A: Cessna 170B, Palouse, WA, January 8, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Palouse, WA
- Airport: Schoepflin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8850° N, 117.0769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8850&lon=-117.0769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4344B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4344B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,174 total, 10 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210108001659A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WITH INSTRUCTOR ON LANDING BOUNCED AT FLAIR THAT PRODUCED A LEFT TURN OFF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 WPR21LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA083), Jan 8, 2021: Cessna 170B (N4344B), Palouse, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and loss of directional control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

## Other reports on N4344B (1)

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

- [Accident 19740715032759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715032759A), Jul 15, 1974: Cessna 170B (N4344B), Willits, CA, Substantial damage. OBS stated x-wind 5 to 8K.

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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