# Accident 20240425004679A: Cessna 170B, Endicott, NY, April 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2024, 18:43 local time
- Place: Endicott, NY
- Airport: Tri-City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0764° N, 76.1032° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0764&lon=-76.1032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8084A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8084A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 10 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240425004679A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 25TH, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 18:40 A CESSNA 170B, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT TRI CITES, ENDICOTT AIRPORT (CZG) AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THE WIND WAS 8MPH NW. THE FLIGHT WAS FROM ZELIENOPLE PA TO ALBANY NY. THE PILOT HAS LIMITED EXPERIENCE, WITH A TOTAL OF 178 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS AND 10 HOURS IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. THIS INCLUDES 18 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME AND TRAINING IN AN AERONCA CHAMPION TAIL-DRAGGING AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, WHO JUST PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT, LACKED FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS WERE ACCURATE. HE WANTED TO LAND TO PHYSICALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY.  THE PILOT APPROACHED RUNWAY 3 WITH A 45-DEGREE ENTRY ON THE LEFT DOWNWIND. DUE TO A HILL ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT, HE DECIDED TO SWITCH TO A LEFT BASE ENTRY. HE ADMITTED THAT HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS AIRPORT AND FELT UNEASY HAVING THE HILL IN HIS VISUAL APPROACH. UPON ENTERING THE APPROACH AND DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING ATTEMPT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENTS HIS APPROACH WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST.  INSTEAD OF ABORTING THE LANDING AND CIRCLING AROUND FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT, HE TRIED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS BUT CONSEQUENTLY, HE COULDN'T SLOW DOWN OR ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT PROPERLY FOR A SAFE LANDING. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. HE MADE A SHARP LEFT BANK AND AGAIN MADE SEVERAL FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OR ALTITUDE. HE BANKED LEFT AGAIN TO AVOID TWO HANGARS AND THEN MADE A HARD LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD, COMING TO REST IN THE TREES.

## 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 ERA24LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA196), Apr 25, 2024: Cessna 170B (N8084A), Endicott, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, and subsequent collision with trees.

## Other reports on N8084A (1)

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

- [Incident 20011118031679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011118031679I), Nov 18, 2001: Cessna 170B (N8084A), Altoona, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Ground loop on take off. Inspection of the aircraft revealed no anomalies with the airframe, powerplant, brakes or flight controls. Weather not a factor.…

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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