- Date
- August 9, 1993, 14:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeport, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2294DCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930809030759A
- Case key
- 28446
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Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, during the landing roll a gust of wind caused the aircraft to veer off the runway and he was unable to regain directional control before the aircraft ground looped.
Factual narrative
On August 9, 1993, at 1415 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 170B, N2294D, ground looped on landing at the Lakeport, California, airport. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the operation. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wings and the fuselage structure surrounding the gear attach points. Neither the certificated private pilot nor his one passenger were injured. The flight originated at Oakland, California, on the day of the mishap at about 1330 hours as a personal cross country flight to Lakeport.
According to the pilot, during the landing roll out a gust of wind caused the aircraft to veer off the runway and he was unable to regain directional control before the aircraft ground looped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2294D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20446
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel E. Wheeler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1993 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Airport
- 102 · Lakeport Lampson Fld, runway 28, 3,600 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,238 total · 1,604 in this make and model · 2,238 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2294D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.