# Incident 20260208000899I: Cessna 170B, Warrenton, VA, February 8, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2026, 09:35 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5863° N, 77.7106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WARRENTON/FAUQUIER (HWY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5863&lon=-77.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2334D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2334D) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,171 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260208000899I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF A CESSNA C170B WAS PERFORMING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER IN THE REAR OF THE PLANE. THE C170B IS A TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, LAUNCHED OVER A SNOW BERM, AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN THE SNOW. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2026, AT 0935AM. THE INCIDENT OCCUREN AT THE WARRENTON-FAUQUIER AIRPORT, RUNWAY 33. IT WAS DISCOVERED, AFTER TALKING WITH THE PILOT, HE HAD TO "PUMP" THE BRAKES BEFORE THEY WOULD WORK PROPERLLY BEFORE TAKING OFF ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THIS WAS AN INDICATION THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLLY AND YET HE CONTINUED WITH THE FLIGHT. LEFT BRAKE FAILURE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL LEADING TO THIS INCIDENT.

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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