# NTSB FTW83LA257: Cessna 170B, N113E, Roswell, NM, May 29, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 29, 1983, 11:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Coordinates: 33.640159, -104.379226 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6402&lon=-104.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA257
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20917/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA257

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE SOLO STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AFTER LANDING AND ROLLING ABOUT 200 FT HE APPLIED POWER TO TAKEOFF, THE ACFT TURNED LEFT AND THEN GROUND LOOPED 180 DEGREES. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N113E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25992
- Airframe hours: 3790
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-145-2 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Fred Pool III
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 16, 1983, 55 hours before
- Airport: ROW, Roswell Industrial, runway 30, 7,415 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 23 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ROW

## 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 19830529021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830529021539A), May 29, 1983: Cessna 170B, Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control during power application on a touch and go. Ground looped. Collapsed the gear.

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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