# NTSB NYC01LA142: Cessna 170A, N9509A, South Charlesto, WV, June 11, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 11, 2001, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: South Charlesto, WV
- Coordinates: 38.309757, -81.750679 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3098&lon=-81.7507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 2002
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA FSDO-09
- NTSB case key (mKey): 52612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA142
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52612/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA142

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## 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)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll

## Analysis

The pilot stated that after touchdown, the airplane began to veer to the left.  The pilot attempted to correct the airplane by applying right rudder and brake.  However, it continued to travel off the left side of the runway, onto the grass, and struck a hangar.

## Factual narrative

On June 11, 2001, about 1615 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 170A, N9509A, was substantially damaged while landing at Mallory Airport (WV12), South Charleston, West Virginia.  The certificated airline transport pilot and pilot rated passenger sustained minor injuries.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

According to the pilot, the passenger had just purchased the airplane.  The pilot was more experienced in the make and model airplane, and flew it to WV12.  After landing on runway 33, a 2,000-foot long, 24-foot wide, asphalt runway, the airplane veered to the left.  The pilot attempted to correct the airplane by applying right rudder and brake.  However, it continued to travel off the left side of the runway, onto the grass.  The pilot then pulled the mixture control to lean, and turned the fuel "OFF".  The airplane struck a hangar about 15 mph, and the engine, propeller, and fuselage were damaged.

The reported wind at an airport approximately 6 miles from the accident site, at 1554, was from 270 degrees at 8 knots.

Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9509A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9509A-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 19420, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19420
- Airframe hours: 3738
- Engines: Continental O-320 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John Liebel
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 5, 2001, 5 hours before
- Departed: 8W2, New Market, VA
- Destination: WV12, South Charlesto, WV
- Airport: WV12, Mallory Airport, runway 33, 2,000 × 24 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; injuries: minor; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 28, 2001; seat: right; flight hours: 38,400 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.90 inHg
- Observed at: CRW, 10 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 20010611011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010611011169A), Jun 11, 2001: Cessna 170A, South Charlesto, WV, Substantial damage. (.19)On June 11, 2001, about 1615 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 170A, N9509A, was substantially damaged while landing at Mallory Airport (WV12), south…

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.

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