CHI84LA285

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Edgerton, WI · July 10, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 10, 1984, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
Place
Edgerton, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2748CCessna 170B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840710031059A
Case key
12689

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Directional control - improperPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in command
Nose overLanding - roll
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor

Analysis

The plt stated he made a faster than normal approach & upon touchdown, the acft bounced back into the air. He added a little power to smooth out the landing, but when the acft touched down, the second time, it veered off the rwy, encountered a muddy corn field furrow & nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N2748C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
26292
Airframe hours
2,321
Engine
Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Ralph E. Reese
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · November 3, 1983
Departed
JVL · Janesville, WI
Airport
58C · Tabacco City, runway 36, 2,300 × 130 ft, grass/turf

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
60
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
218 total · 218 in this make and model · 88 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
160° at 4 knots
Visibility
12 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
JVL, 17 nm away

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 N2748C · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.