# NTSB NYC82DA179: Cessna 170, N3988V, Erwinna, PA, August 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 1, 1982, 12:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Coordinates: 40.489166, -75.080047 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4892&lon=-75.0800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70616/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA179

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,axle - failure,total (cause)
  - landing gear,axle - separation (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE RIGHT AXLE OF THE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AFTER A NORMAL LANDING. THE GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3988V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3988V), registered now, S/N 18307, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18307
- Airframe hours: 3570
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Posey Aviation
- Registered owner: Posey Aviation
- Departed: N1, ERWINNA, PA
- Destination: N1, ERWINNA, PA
- Airport: N1, Van Sant Airport, runway 25, 3,000 × 200 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,410 total, 100 in this make and model, 1,249 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F

## 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 19820801054759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820801054759A), Aug 1, 1982: Cessna 170, Erwinna, PA, Substantial damage. Right axle separated during landing roll and aircraft flipped inverted.

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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