# NTSB CHI82DA224: Cessna 170B, N2741C, Fowlerville, MI, June 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 22, 1982, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Fowlerville, MI
- Coordinates: 42.600643, -83.930061 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6006&lon=-83.9301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA224
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70734/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA224

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED ON LANDING, VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND NOSED OVER AFTER ENCOUNTERING A SOFT SPOT IN THE CORN FIELD THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ENTERED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2741C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2741C), registered now, S/N 26285, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 26285
- Airframe hours: 2638
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: David Miechiels
- Registered owner: David Miechiels
- Departed: FOWLERVILLE, MI
- Destination: FOWLERVILLE, MI
- Airport: Maplegrove, runway 27, 3,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Temperature: 165 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820622024109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820622024109A), Jun 22, 1982: Cessna 170B, Fowlerville, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing causing it to flip inverted.

## Other investigations on N2741C (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 NYC03LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA141), Jun 29, 2003: Cessna 170B (N2741C), Brandy Station, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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