MKC84LA067

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Jasper, AR · January 28, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
January 28, 1984, 10:10 local (16:10 UTC)
Place
Jasper, AR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1681DCessna 170B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840128002039A
Case key
33625

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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/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedPilot in commandCause
Main gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,main gear attachment - overload

Analysis

The plt landed the acft on private property to visit relatives. During the landing the acft groundlooped and collapsed the left main landing gear. The plt reported that the winds were from 290 degrees at 18 KTS and gusty. Rugged terrain surrounded the area of landing.

Aircraft

Registration
N1681D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
20323
Airframe hours
2,311
Engine
Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Clint Owens
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 22, 1983 · 150 hours before
Departed
MKC · Kansas City, MO

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
24
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
300 total · 266 in this make and model · 266 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
240° at 9 knots
Visibility
13 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
48 °F, dew point 30 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
HRO

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.