- Date
- March 10, 1987, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Angola, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3135ACessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870310005919A
- Case key
- 13595
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot performed full stall landing in moderate right crosswind. Attempts to control weathercocking with full left rudder and aileron were ineffective. Left brake was ineffective. Aircraft received substantial damage in resultant ground loop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3135A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25779
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen W. Metz
- Registered owner
- Stephen W Metz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1986
- Airport
- ANQ · Tri-State Steuben County, runway 23, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 90 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA, 40 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.