- Date
- May 12, 1983, 14:48 local (21:48 UTC)
- Place
- Redding, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2492DCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830512018919A
- Case key
- 23708
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Hard landing
Level off - improperFactor
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
Loss of control - on ground/water
Landing gear,tailwheel assembly - incorrectCause
Maintenance,installation - improperCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
On ground/water collision with object
Object - approach light/navaid
Nose over
Analysis
The plt had traveled from Alaska to purchase the acft. After purchase, and some minor repairs by a local mechanic, the plt received a one hr checkout prior to departing on the first leq of the return trip. When the acft arrived at Redding it was observed to land hard, bounce and veer off the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2492D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20644
- Airframe hours
- 2,750
- Engine
- Continental C-145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David H. Glenn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 24, 1982 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- SAC · Sacramento, CA
- Airport
- RDD · Redding, runway 16, 7,003 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 91 total · 3 in this make and model · 91 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.