# NTSB ERA24LA196: Cessna 170B, N8084A, Endicott, NY, April 25, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 25, 2024, 18:43 local (22:43 UTC) - Place: Endicott, NY - Coordinates: 42.076381, -76.103158 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0764&lon=-76.1032&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194170 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA196 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194170/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194170 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA196 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, and subsequent collision with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 74 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 91 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 84 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane entered the base leg of the traffic pattern at the destination airport and stated that the airplane was “a little high,” so he increased the flap setting to descend. He continued to descend and while over the runway, “pulled back to bleed off airspeed.” The ground was closer than the pilot expected and the airplane bounced during the subsequent landing. The pilot continued the landing, lost directional control, and the airplane bounced again. He attempted to abort the landing, using rudder input to try and regain directional control, but the airplane veered off the runway to the left. The pilot’s attempts to gain altitude were unsuccessful due to the flaps still being fully extended, and when he determined he would not be able to clear the approaching tree line, he reduced power to idle and initiated a landing in the grass preceding the trees. He was unable to stop the airplane before it impacted the trees, resulting in substantial damage to both of the airplane’s wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8084A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8084A), registered now, S/N 20936, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B - Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20936 - Year built: 1952 - Engines: Continental O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Departed: PJC, Zelienople, PA - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: CZG, Tri-Cities, runway 03, 3,900 × 74 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 16, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 178 total, 10 in this make and model, 128 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 14 °F - Altimeter: 30.26 inHg - Observed at: BGM, 10 nm away - METAR: KBGM 252153Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR 11/M10 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP258 T01111100 ## 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 20240425004679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240425004679A), Apr 25, 2024: Cessna 170B, Endicott, NY, Substantial damage. On April 25th, 2024, at approximately 18:40 a Cessna 170B, attempted to land at tri cites, Endicott airport (czg) and sustained substantial damage because of… ## Other investigations on N8084A (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 CHI66D0577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0577), Jan 29, 1966: Cessna 170B (N8084A), Depere, WI, substantial damage ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 21, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194170. 7.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17178045&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%206120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Weather reports and records (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 84 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17178786&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20Weather%20Data%20BGM-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 3, PDF, 6 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17177435&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.pdf 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.