- Date
- February 23, 1986, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gardner, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1493DCessna 170A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860223020639A
- Case key
- 34140
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The ip and student had been practicing landings at another airport and was landing at this airport for fuel. There was a crosswind at the airport and the ip made the approach and landing. A witness stated that the touchdown was three point in the Cessna 170A and it rolled straight for some distance, then started a gradual turn to the right and continued until it impacted two parked airplanes. Heavy skid marks from the left tire were found on and alongside the runway. Investigation indicated partial failure of the steerable tailwheel. The tailwheel would not stay in the locked position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1493D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20095
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Continental C-145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James A Mercier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 18, 1985
- Departed
- IDX · Olathe, KS
- Airport
- K34 · Municipal, runway 26, 3,030 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 60
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,477 total · 13 in this make and model · 2,324 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IDX, 2 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.
Other investigations on N1493D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.