# NTSB LAX01LA010: Cessna 170B, N2562D, San Carlos, CA, October 12, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 12, 2000, 11:27 local (18:27 UTC) - Place: San Carlos, CA - Coordinates: 37.490451, -122.260452 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4905&lon=-122.2605&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 2, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50456 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX01LA010 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50456/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA010 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper and excessive application of brakes resulting from his failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor) - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis Upon completing one circuit around the traffic pattern, the pilot landed on runway 30. Upon slowing to about 15 miles per hour, the rudder lost effectiveness, and the airplane rolled toward the side of the runway. The pilot indicated that as his airplane was about to depart the runway he "stepped hard on the brakes," and the airplane nosed over. A witness reported that the midfield windsock indicated that a right quartering tail wind existed at the time of the mishap. According to San Carlos control tower personnel, at the time of the mishap the official wind was from 300 degrees at 4 knots. ## Factual narrative On October 12, 2000, about 1127 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 170B, N2562D, owned and operated by the pilot, nosed over during landing rollout at the San Carlos Airport, San Carlos, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the private pilot was not injured. The flight was performed under 14 CFR Part 91, and it originated from San Carlos about 1115. The pilot reported that during the previous 90-day period he had flown his airplane for about 1.8 hours. The purpose of the accident flight was to practice landings. Upon completing one circuit around the traffic pattern, the pilot landed on runway 30, and the airplane decelerated. Upon slowing to about 15 miles per hour, the rudder lost effectiveness, and the airplane rolled toward the side of the runway. The pilot further reported that as the airplane was about to depart the runway he "stepped hard on the brakes," and the airplane nosed over. A witness reported that the midfield windsock indicated that a right quartering tail wind existed at the time of the mishap. According to San Carlos control tower personnel, at the time of the mishap the official wind was from 300 degrees at 4 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2562D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2562D), registered now, S/N 20714, 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 IO-360-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-d) (registry code 17149, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20714 - Airframe hours: 1781 - Engines: Continental C145 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jerome L. Kaidor - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 28, 2000, 3 hours before - Departed: SQL - Airport: SQL, San Carlos, runway 30, 2,600 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 323 total, 123 in this make and model, 220 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 147 °F, dew point 122 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SQL ## 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 20001012038689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001012038689A), Oct 12, 2000: Cessna 170B, San Carlos, CA, No damage. (-23) Cessna N2562D landed on runway 30 at San Carlos Airport, during the landing roll the a/c veered to the right, the pilot then applied full brakes causing… From the NTSB's public API. 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