# NTSB MIA95LA198: Cessna 170B, N2715D, Titusville, FL, August 9, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 9, 1995, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Titusville, FL - Coordinates: 28.630361, -80.850021 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6304&lon=-80.8500&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 13, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37811 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95LA198 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37811/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA198 ## Probable cause LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis THE FLIGHT WAS THE PILOT'S SECOND SOLO FLIGHT IN THE CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AND THE PILOT PERFORMED THREE LANDINGS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN FOR THE 4TH LANDING DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH FULL LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER AND MOMENTARILY APPLIED POWER TO GO-AROUND BUT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN THEN NOSED OVER. ## Factual narrative On August 9, 1995, about 1530 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 170B, N2715D, experienced a loss of control during the landing roll at the Arthur Dunn Air Park, Titusville, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 1510 from the Arthur Dunn Air Park, Titusville, Florida. The flight was the pilot's second solo in a conventional type airplane. After departure the pilot performed three landings and after touchdown for the 4th during the landing roll, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. The pilot applied left brake and rudder and momentarily applied power but with obstructions ahead, reduced power to idle. The airplane then collided with a taxiway sign then nosed over. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2715D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2715D), registered now, S/N 25257, 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 C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 25257 - Airframe hours: 2919 - Engines: CONTINENTAL C-145 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Walkwitz Aviation, Inc. - Registered owner: William H. & Cloteen Morris - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 6, 1995, 70 hours before - Departed: X21 - Airport: X21, Arthur Dunn Air Park, runway 33, 3,000 × 70 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 343 total, 10 in this make and model, 233 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 10 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TIX, 6 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950809023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950809023789A), Aug 9, 1995: Cessna 170B, Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Second solo in tail dragger. Veered off runway. Struck taxiway sign. Nosed over. ## Other investigations on N2715D (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC84LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA040), Mar 6, 1984: Cessna 170B (N2715D), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC78DAG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG28), Mar 2, 1978: Cessna 170 (N2715D), Kenai, AK, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.