20210611006359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Miles City, MT · June 11, 2021

Date
June 11, 2021 · 17:30 local
Place
Miles City, MT
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2218B
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA226
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
342 total241 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot encountered strong gust of wind forcing the aircraft off centerline during take-off. Attempted recovery resulted in a ground loop and damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUST OF WIND FORCING THE AIRCRAFT OFF CENTERLINE DURING TAKE-OFF. ATTEMPTED RECOVERY RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP AND DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.