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FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Torrance, CA · March 8, 2022

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Date
March 8, 2022 · 17:40 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Torrance Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8329A
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
23,873 total23 in this make and model211 in the last 90 days
N8329ARegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 25181 · Built 1952Airframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Investigation: I was notified by the Torrance airport air traffic control that on March 8, 2022 on runway 29R N8329A at 1940 local time, the pilot after landing in strong and gusty winds momentarily overcorrected on the flight controls and then over-braked causing the aircraft propeller to strike the runway causing minor damage. The pilot did not comply with safety requirement when they failed to maintain control of the aircraft. The FAA became aware on March 10, 2022.

Root cause analysis (rca): this nonconformance was due to the following:

1. Pilot inexperience in the aircraft.

2. Overcorrecting for the strong and gusty winds

3. Flying with inexperience in gusty winds in landing a conventional gear aircraft.

Corrective action: the pilot will take the following corrective actions:

1. Will not fly in questionable winds until more experienced in aircraft.

2. When encountering questionable winds in the future, will divert to a more suitable airport.

3. The pilot has corrected the safety issue through the above actions and will be more conservative in his decision making until more experienced in the aircraft.

Comments: I used counseling to regain safe operations]. I am satisfied the pilot?s corrective actions fully address the identified cause(s) and has reestablished safe operations. I recommend no further action or additional follow-up.

As the FAA filed it

INVESTIGATION: I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TORRANCE AIRPORT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT ON MARCH 8, 2022 ON RUNWAY 29R N8329A AT 1940 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT AFTER LANDING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MOMENTARILY OVERCORRECTED ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THEN OVER-BRAKED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT COMPLY WITH SAFETY REQUIREMENT WHEN THEY FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FAA BECAME AWARE ON MARCH 10, 2022.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS (RCA): THIS NONCONFORMANCE WAS DUE TO THE FOLLOWING:

1. PILOT INEXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

2. OVERCORRECTING FOR THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS

3. FLYING WITH INEXPERIENCE IN GUSTY WINDS IN LANDING A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT.

CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE PILOT WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS:

1. WILL NOT FLY IN QUESTIONABLE WINDS UNTIL MORE EXPERIENCED IN AIRCRAFT.

2. WHEN ENCOUNTERING QUESTIONABLE WINDS IN THE FUTURE, WILL DIVERT TO A MORE SUITABLE AIRPORT.

3. THE PILOT HAS CORRECTED THE SAFETY ISSUE THROUGH THE ABOVE ACTIONS AND WILL BE MORE CONSERVATIVE IN HIS DECISION MAKING UNTIL MORE EXPERIENCED IN THE AIRCRAFT.

COMMENTS: I USED COUNSELING TO REGAIN SAFE OPERATIONS]. I AM SATISFIED THE PILOT?S CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FULLY ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED CAUSE(S) AND HAS REESTABLISHED SAFE OPERATIONS. I RECOMMEND NO FURTHER ACTION OR ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP.