# Accident 20230319003639A: Cessna 170A, Bethany, OK, March 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2023, 13:14 local time
- Place: Bethany, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4915° N, 97.5405° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4915&lon=-97.5405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9254A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9254A) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 35 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230319003639A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON RW 35R, AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TRIMMED FOR WHEEL LANDING W/ 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS. ON TOUCH DOWN CENTERLINE WAS MAINTAINED, AS SPEED WAS BEING BLEED OFF AND WAS PREPARING TO RAISE FLAPS, WITH THE TAIL STILL IN THE AIR A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE TAIL TO THE LEFT, PILOT CORRECTED WITH AILERON AND RUDDER TO COMPENSATE. WING TIP PILOT SIDE TOUCHED THE RW AND AC STILL HAD FORWARD MOMENTUM AND WAS HEADED DIRECTLY FOR A LARGE TAXIWAY SIGN. PILOT USED BRAKES AND RUDDER TO AVOID SIGN BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET OFF THE BRAKES QUICK ENOUGH TO AVOID NOSE OVER.

## 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 CEN23LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA140), Mar 19, 2023: Cessna 170A (N9254A), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with wind gusts, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

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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