- Date
- April 6, 2008, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2232DCessna 170B
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20080406833269A
- Case key
- 67795
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
According to the pilot, he was departing runway 33 when the tail came up and went "hard right" and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with the addition of brake and rudder; however, the airplane departed the runway to the left and nosed over resulting in substantial damage. Winds around the time of the accident were recorded as 230 degrees at 3 knots. An examination of the airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Factual narrative
According to the accident report form submitted by the pilot, he was departing runway 33 (8,500 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). The pilot stated that as the tail came up, it went "hard right" and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with the addition of brake and rudder; however the airplane departed the runway to the left and nosed over. Both wings were crushed aft and wrinkled, the gearbox was wrinkled, and both main landing gear assembly were crushed aft. Winds around the time of the accident were recorded as 230 degrees at 3 knots. An examination of the airplane systems, conducted by an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic, revealed no anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2232D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20384
- Airframe hours
- 2,372
- Engine
- Continental C-145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 2007
- Departed
- FNL · Fort Collins, CO
- Destination
- GXY · Greeley, CO
- Airport
- FNL · Fort Collins-Loveland Muni, runway 33, 8,500 × 100 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
- 44
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 125 total · 7 in this make and model · 94 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Observed at
- KFNL, 1 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 N2232D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.