- Date
- May 3, 1991, 18:00 local (May 4, 1991, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Manley Hot Sprg, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2744DCessna C-170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910503014129A
- Case key
- 5541
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Probable cause
The pilot's selecting unsuitable terrain for landing. Contributing to the accident was the rough landing area.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that just after touchdown the right main landing gear collapsed, causing the right wing to hit the ground. He further stated that he used poor judgment in selecting a rough landing area at which to land. He had driven to and inspected the landing area about 30 minutes previously.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2744D
- Reported as
- Cessna C-170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25286
- Airframe hours
- 2,479
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles L. Pearson
- Registered owner
- Charles L. Pearson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 9, 1990 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- MLY · Manley Hot Sprg, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 708 total · 650 in this make and model · 651 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2744D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.