# NTSB FTW82DRG38: Cessna 170B, N8088A, San Marcos, TX, September 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 30, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DRG38
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72508/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG38

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate transition/upgrade training, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
- Gear collapsed, takeoff
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

ACFT SWERVED OFF RWY DURING TAKEOFF. EX-MILITARY PLT RETIRED IN 1965, CHECK OUT IN AERO CLUB TRICYCLE GEAR ACFT ON 8/28/82 WITH SUBSEQUENT 72 HRS ALL IN TRICYCLE GEAR ACFT. PLT STATED HE HAD NOT FLOWN CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT SINCE THE 1950'S. THERE WAS NO RECORD OF ANY RECENT DUAL INSTRUCTION OR PRACTICE IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8088A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8088A-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N 20940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20940
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C145 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Eugnie Components, Inc.
- Registered owner: Eugnie Components, Inc.
- Departed: SAN MARCOS, TX
- Destination: SAN MARCOS, TX
- Airport: Rob'T Lowman Muni, runway 22, 3,300 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,222 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles

## 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 19820930051819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930051819A), Sep 30, 1982: Cessna 170B, San Marcos, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff run, not current in tail wheel types.

## Other investigations on N8088A (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 FTW66D0698](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0698), May 22, 1966: Cessna 170B (N8088A), Richardson, TX, 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.

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