- Date
- November 9, 1984, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Amarillo, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2333DCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841109062849A
- Case key
- 21625
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
When advised of high winds at destination, plt diverted to en route alternate on arrival at alternate, plt was advised of 60 degree crosswind with gusts to 40 mph. Plt had 21 hrs experience in conventional (tailwheel) acft. On landing touchdown, gusts lifted acft and carried it off centerline. Plt attempted to level off, correct drift and reland, but landing gear struck a parallel fence. Rt main gear collapsed on subsequent off-runway touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2333D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20485
- Airframe hours
- 2,326
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Guy Pickard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 20, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- F71
- Destination
- RTN
- Airport
- TDW · Tradewinds, runway 23, 2,730 × 55 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 280 total · 21 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 22 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2333D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.