- Date
- September 13, 1985, 10:56 local (15:56 UTC)
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1290DCessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850913044899A
- Case key
- 13212
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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/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Nose over
Analysis
The student landed on rwy 9R with tower winds reported from 150 degrees at 15 knots. During the landing roll in the tailwheel equipped acft, control was lost and the acft tipped up on its left wing and nose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1290D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19866
- Airframe hours
- 2,582
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Suzuki Auto, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- FCM · Flying Cloud, runway 9R, 3,909 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 112 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FCM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.