# Accident 20240531006739A: Cessna 170A, Willow, AK, May 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2024, 19:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7544° N, 150.0515° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7544&lon=-150.0515&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5789C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5789C) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 299 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240531006739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT WILLOW AIRPORT RUNWAY 31.  TOUCHED DOWN AT THE THRESHOLD, LOW TAIL WHEEL LANDING.  LANDING SEEMED NORMAL, PLANNED TURN-OFF MID FIELD.  LEFT THE TAIL UP WITH A LITTLE THROTTLE FOR A QUICK TAXI TO THE TURN-OFF.  BEGAN TO SLOW FOR THE TURN-OFF, PULLED TO IDLE, LOWERED TAIL, SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE.  PLANE WAS STRAIGHT AND ACTING NORMAL.  SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT, APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE WITH LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE.  PLANE LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED.  LEFT TIRE DUG IN, WING CAME DOWN AND CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC24LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA042), Jun 1, 2024: Cessna 170A (N5789C), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.

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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