- Date
- April 14, 1982, 18:10 local (Apr 15, 1982, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Williston, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CFZMZCessna 170A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 73060
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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.
Analysis
The pilot noted unfavorable winds when he arrived for landing. He elected to fly in the local area until the winds subsided. After flying locally for about one hour, he elected to land on runway 29 with a crosswind from 020 degrees. While on downwind, he estimated that the wind velocity was about 5 knots. The pilot stated that after landing, when the aircraft was almost stopped, he saw some dust and wind coming across the grass field. The wind picked up his wing and he attempted a go-around which was unsuccessful. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway and the pilot attempted to clear a fence. The tailwheel struck the fence and the aircraft nosed over. Reportedly, prevailing wind velocity was 25 gusting 40 knots. The airport had another runway (03/21) that was 4800 ft long.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFZMZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19156
- Airframe hours
- 2,669
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Ken Shearer
- Registered owner
- Ken Shearer
- Departed
- Virden/Manatoba
- Destination
- Williston, ND
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ISN · Williston Slowlin Inter'L, runway 29, 6,041 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Foreign, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,249 total · 288 in this make and model · 1,132 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg