MIA87LA110

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Brandon, FL · March 15, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: March 15, 1987, 14:50 local (19:50 UTC)
Place: Brandon, FL
Injuries: 2 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N1352DCessna 170A
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report March 30, 1988
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19870315005879A
Case key: 31876

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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 landingLanding - flare/touchdown

Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Lack of familiarity with aircraftPilot in commandCause

Flare - improperPilot in commandCause

Main gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

Upon touchdown the right landing gear separated from the acft due to a hard landing.

Aircraft

Registration: N1352D
Reported as: Cessna 170A
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 20105
Airframe hours: 2,508
Engine: Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Operator: Donald J.Ronald
Registered owner: Donald J. Ronald
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · September 26, 1986 · 11 hours before
Airport: X18 · Brandon, runway 9, 2,775 × 200 ft, grass/turf

N1352DRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 1995 · Cessna 170AS/N 20105 Airframe modelCessna 170A

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 58
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 472 total · 70 in this make and model · 349 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 10° at 6 knots
Visibility: 7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Observed at: PIE, 21 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.

Accident 19870315005879ACessna 170A · Brandon, FLThe right main gear separated from the aircraft during a hard landing. The pilot may have applied brakes in flare.Mar 15, 1987 · N1352D · Substantial damage