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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Medford, OR · September 5, 2022

Date: September 5, 2022 · 11:10 local
Place: Medford, OR
Airport: Rogue Valley International Air
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2916D
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 133 total18 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N2916DRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26859 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 170B 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.

Airman stated that as he was in his landing rollout a B-17 on a perpendicular taxiway was taxiing into the ramp and he was caught by the propwash which started to turn him. He tried to stay on runway with rudder and brakes but departed the runway and struck a runway sign. The impact with the sign cause the damage as no other part of the plane was impacted. 1 POB had no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN STATED THAT AS HE WAS IN HIS LANDING ROLLOUT A B-17 ON A PERPENDICULAR TAXIWAY WAS TAXIING INTO THE RAMP AND HE WAS CAUGHT BY THE PROPWASH WHICH STARTED TO TURN HIM. HE TRIED TO STAY ON RUNWAY WITH RUDDER AND BRAKES BUT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN. THE IMPACT WITH THE SIGN CAUSE THE DAMAGE AS NO OTHER PART OF THE PLANE WAS IMPACTED. 1 POB HAD NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N2916D · 1

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

Accident 19960913028399ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Concord, CADragged a wing landing in right quartering crosswind. Blamed wind gust. Exited runway.Sep 13, 1996 · Substantial damage