# NTSB ATL83LA017: Cessna 170A, N11576, Youngsville, NC, October 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 27, 1982, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Youngsville, NC
- Coordinates: 36.020595, -78.470664 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0206&lon=-78.4707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73111/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA017

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE LANDING, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN FAST AFTER CROSSING OVER POWER LINES NEAR APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. HE USED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE WHEELS WERE SKIDDING ON THE GRASS UNTIL THE PLANE CAME TO A BARE PATCH OF GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WHEELS DUG IN AT THAT POINT AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11576](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11576-2012-02-17), registration cancelled 2012-02-17, S/N 19080 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19080
- Airframe hours: 14124
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Richard A. Harlow
- Registered owner: Richard A. Harlow
- Departed: KNIGHTDALE, NC
- Destination: YOUNGSVILLE, NC
- Airport: 11, Allen Field

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 43 total, 35 in this make and model, 24 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821027056779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821027056779A), Oct 27, 1982: Cessna 170A, Youngsville, NC, Substantial damage. Skidded on wet grass while landing at a Private strip. Student locked brakes. Airplane nosed over on a bare spot.

## Other investigations on N11576 (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 IAD03CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA072), Aug 31, 2003: Cessna C-170 (N11576), Kennebunkport, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in the abrupt maneuver and subsequent failure of the landing gear.

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.

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