20240630008019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Tacoma, WA · June 30, 2024

Date
June 30, 2024 · 15:24 local
Place
Tacoma, WA
Airport
Tacoma Narrows
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4402B
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
13,216 total3 in this make and model17 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.

While landing on rwy 17, shortly after touchdown. The PIC departed the runway while experiencing a ground loop caused by light and variable winds. Not having full right brake control authority this caused the pilot to lose directional control of the aircraft. After regaining control, the pilot was able to taxi back and park.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING ON RWY 17, SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE PIC DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WHILE EXPERIENCING A GROUND LOOP CAUSED BY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. NOT HAVING FULL RIGHT BRAKE CONTROL AUTHORITY THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK AND PARK.