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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Wilby, MO · March 9, 2021

Date: March 9, 2021 · 17:39 local
Place: Wilby, MO
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9515A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA156
Reported as: Cessna 170A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,493 total125 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N9515ARegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2023 · Cessna 170AS/N 19383 · Built 1950 Airframe modelCessna 170A 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.

Pilot was unable to locate his intended landing airport at poplar bluff, MO. And became low on fuel after searching for the airport. He felt he had insufficient fuel reserve remaining to fly to an alternate airport and made a precautionary landing to a field. The airplane touched down in the field and the main landing gear tires sunk into the mud causing the airplane to flip onto its top.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE HIS INTENDED LANDING AIRPORT AT POPLAR BLUFF, MO. AND BECAME LOW ON FUEL AFTER SEARCHING FOR THE AIRPORT. HE FELT HE HAD INSUFFICIENT FUEL RESERVE REMAINING TO FLY TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIELD AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES SUNK INTO THE MUD CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP ONTO ITS TOP.

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 CEN21LA156Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPoplar Bluff, MOThe pilot’s decision to make a precautionary landing in a field that contained soft terrain, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly without a printed VFR sectional chart to identify the…Mar 9, 2021 · Substantial damage