- Date
- February 27, 1982, 09:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place
- New Port Richey, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3406CCessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820227000989A
- Case key
- 71992
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
Loss of control - in flight
Object - aircraft parked/standing
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot reported that during landing touchdown, the plane encountered a gust of wind and turned toward other aircraft on the ramp. He applied full power to go-around and cleared the other aircraft. However, during the initial climb, he lost control of the plane and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3406C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26449
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Continental O-300A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James M. Annis
- Registered owner
- James M. Annis
- Departed
- New Port Richey, FL
- Destination
- New Port Richey, FL
- Airport
- West Pasco, runway 8, 5,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,611 total · 300 in this make and model · 310 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.