20240616012159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Smithfield, NC · June 16, 2024

Date
June 16, 2024 · 12:05 local
Place
Smithfield, NC
Airport
Johnston Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2257D
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA374
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,505 total73 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airmen bounced on landing and lost control of the aircraft causing the left wing to contact the ground causing damage to the wingtip.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMEN BOUNCED ON LANDING AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.