- Date
- June 2, 1983, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chatham, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5545CCessna 170A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830602022299A
- Case key
- 35198
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft veered onto the grass and nosed over during landing. The pilot said a gust of wind caught the tail of the acft and turned it 45 degrees to the left and when brakes were applied as a corrective action the acft nosed over. The landing was on runway 6 and the wind was from 350 degrees at 12 KTS gusting to 22 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5545C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19598
- Airframe hours
- 2,388
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George J. Enman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 0B6 · Chatham, MA
- Airport
- 0B6 · Chatham, runway 6, 3,000 × 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 61 total · 36 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 12 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.