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FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Mesquite, NV · May 23, 2021

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Date
May 23, 2021 · 08:20 local
Place
Mesquite, NV
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9557A
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA206
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,453 total115 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N9557ARegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2023 · Cessna 170AS/N 19393Airframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 23, 2021, at approximately 0930 PDT, the las vegas flight standards district office received notification of a part 91 crash, involving a Cessna 170A airplane, registration number N9557A, serial number 19393. The aircraft crashed after touching down on runway 20 at Mesquite airport (67L) in Mesquite, NV.

The pilot had a comercial pilot certificate with a tailwheel airplane endorsement. There were no reported passengers onborad the aircraft.

Initial investigation revealed that the aircraft landed on runway 20 and veered left of the centerline while the pilot braked excessively causing the aircraft to filp over its nose and come to a rest upside down on the side of the runway. There was approximtely 30 feet of left and right front tire skid marks leading from the runway centerline to the edge of the runway. Mesquite pd detectives responded and provided inveatigators photos.

The aircraft sustained substantial damge to the propeller, nose cowling, and engine mounts. The pilot was not injured during the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 23, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 PDT, THE LAS VEGAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A PART 91 CRASH, INVOLVING A CESSNA 170A AIRPLANE, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9557A, SERIAL NUMBER 19393. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 20 AT MESQUITE AIRPORT (67L) IN MESQUITE, NV.

THE PILOT HAD A COMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE ENDORSEMENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PASSENGERS ONBORAD THE AIRCRAFT.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 AND VEERED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE WHILE THE PILOT BRAKED EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FILP OVER ITS NOSE AND COME TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS APPROXIMTELY 30 FEET OF LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE SKID MARKS LEADING FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. MESQUITE PD DETECTIVES RESPONDED AND PROVIDED INVEATIGATORS PHOTOS.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE COWLING, AND ENGINE MOUNTS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

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 WPR21LA206Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMesquite, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll, which resulted in a nosed over.May 23, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9557A · 1

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

Accident 19760604017319ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Weatherford, TXJun 4, 1976 · Substantial damage