# NTSB CHI93LA307: Cessna 170, N4411V, Excelsior Spgs, MO, July 31, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 31, 1993, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Excelsior Spgs, MO - Coordinates: 39.350803, -94.230079 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3508&lon=-94.2301&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9270 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA307 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9270/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA307 ## Probable cause the private pilot's failure to maintain adequate aircraft control during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command - landing gear,tailwheel assembly - separation - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE SURFACE WINDS WERE GENERALLY LIGHT AND OUT OF THE SOUTH, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OUT OF THE WEST. SHE REPORTED WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 19, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, THERE WAS A 'LOUD CRASHING NOISE' AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. SHE ABORTED THAT LANDING ATTEMPT AND REENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. GROUND PERSONNEL ADVISED HER THE TAILWHEEL HAD SEPARATED DURING THE BOUNCED LANDING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. SHE STATED THE APPROACH APPEARED TO BE NORMAL EXCEPT FOR '...BUFFETING THAT I ATTRIBUTE TO HEAT...THE NEXT THING...THE LEFT WING WAS DIPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND... .' THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH AND CAME TO REST IN A BEAN FIELD. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. ## Factual narrative On July 31, 1993, about 1230 hours central daylight time, a Cessna 170, N4411V, piloted by the private pilot/airplane owner, was damaged beyond economical repair during a bounced landing at Excelsior Springs, Missouri. The pilot and three passengers reported minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, no flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Phillipsburg, Kansas about 0900 hours. The pilot stated when they arrived at the destination airport, the surface winds were generally light and out of the south, "...with an occasional gust from the west." The pilot reported the approach to Runway 19 was normal with some "buffeting" which she attributed to heat. The pilot stated as they entered the flare there was a violent buffeting which "...caused us to stall higher than expected, and sent us bouncing and veering to the left of the runway... ." She reported the second bounce "...caused a loud crashing noise that left the plane pulling sharply to the left...As we were on downwind, the airport manager contacted us...the tailwheel had come off... ." The pilot decided to make a wheel landing on the grass strip which paralleled Runway 19. She stated the approach appeared to be "...within normal limits and felt good except for the buffeting that I attribute to the heat...I tried a flat flare to slow down and in all honesty the next thing...the left wing was dipping down to the ground... ." The pilot attempted to "bring it back", but the right main landing gear struck a drainage ditch, and the airplane came to rest in a bean field. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4411V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4411V-2001-09-14), registration cancelled 2001-09-14, S/N 18544 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 170 - Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1844 - Airframe hours: 3274 - Engines: CONTINENTAL C-145-2 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kelly, Diane - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 4, 1993, 35 hours before - Departed: PHG, PHILLIPSBURG, KS - Airport: 3EX, Excelsior Springs, runway 19, 2,000 × 48 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 350 total, 200 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 12 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MKC, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19930731027259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027259A), Jul 31, 1993: Cessna 170, Excelsior, MO, Substantial damage. Stall landed in gusty wind. Bounced went around. Notified lost tailwheel. Landed in grass. Struck drainage ditch. ## Other investigations on N4411V (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 FTW66D0624](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0624), Apr 7, 1966: Cessna 170 (N4411V), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.