# Accident 20220602009309A: Cessna 170A, Arcola, TX, June 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2022, 13:00 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Houston Southwest Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 95.4769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1396D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1396D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220602009309A

## Narrative

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

ON A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT STATED, ?ON JUNE 2, 2022 UNDERSIGNED WAS LANDING AT RUNWAY 9 OF THE HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (AXH) IN A CESSNA 170A WITH TAIL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE WINDS REPORTED 010 AT 7 KNOTS WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY. THE APPROACH WAS RELATIVELY STABLE TOWARDS THE RUNWAY DESPITE SOME SIGNIFICANT THERMALS AND DOWNDRAFT. THE LEFT WHEEL TOUGHED THE RUNWAY FIRST AS THE AIRPLANE WAS BANKING SLIGHTLY LEFT. THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ON THE LEFT WHEEL CAN BE DESCRIBED AS RATHER ROUGH AS RESULT OF A DOWNDRAFT. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND I APPLIED SOME BACK PRESSURE TO CATCH THE NEXT TRANSITION. THE MOMENT THE LEFT WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE AIRPLANE AGGRESSIVELY JERKED TOWARDS THE LEFT. I RESPONDED BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL POWER TO GO AROUND. FROM THAT POINT I AM NOT ABLE TO GIVE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED AS I INSTANTLY FOUND MYSELF IN A RATHER VIOLENT AND CONFUSING ENVIRONMENT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. AFTER THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP, I PULLED THE POWER BACK, TURNED OFF ALL SWITCHES AND IGNITION AND CLOSED THE FUEL VALVE. I DEBARKED THE AIRPLANE THROUGH THE RIGHT DOOR AND DISTANCED MYSELF FROM THE AIRPLANE.?

AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SCENE WAS PERFORMED BY THE REPORTING INSPECTOR. TIRES FOOTPRINTS REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY LANDED IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TOWARD THE GRASS WHERE SLIPPED SIDEWAYS (EVIDENCED BY THE EMBEDDED GRASS BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL) AND THEN RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ENDS UP DETACHED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP AND ENDED RESTING ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL, TAIL WHEEL AND LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING SPAR SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

AT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT AREA THE REPORTING INSPECTOR FOUND A NUT THAT APPEARED TO BE THE NUT THAT SECURE THE ATTACHMENT BOLT, BUT THE BOLT WAS NOT FOUND. THE NUT THREAD WAS RIPPED OFF.

## 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 CEN22LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA236), Jun 2, 2022: Cessna 170 (N1396D), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to compensate for a downdraft during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and subsequent loss of directional control.

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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