# NTSB SEA00LA164: Cessna 170B, N3007A, Nampa, ID, August 18, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 17, 2000, 18:45 local (Aug 18, 2000, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Coordinates: 43.599143, -116.540451 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5991&lon=-116.5405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 50030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00LA164
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50030/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA164

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the balked 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 - aborted
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he was high and fast on approach to the 5,000-foot long, 75-foot wide asphalt runway.  After touchdown on the main wheels, and with the tailwheel still airborne, he applied full power in a balked landing and the aircraft veered off the left side of runway 11 impacting the right wingtip with the ground.  The pilot reported that the winds were calm, and there was no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft during the event.  He further stated that during the balked landing he 'lost control and ground looped to the left.'

## Factual narrative

On August 17, 2000, approximately 1845 mountain daylight time, a tailwheel equipped Cessna 170B, N3007A, registered to and being flown by a private pilot, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during a balked landing at the Nampa Municipal airport, Nampa, Idaho.  The pilot and passenger were uninjured.  Visual meteorological calm wind conditions existed, and no flight plan had been filed.  The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Nampa, approximately 1745.

The pilot was interviewed telephonically and reported that he was a little high and fast on his approach to runway 11, a 5,000-foot long by 75-foot wide asphalt strip.  After touching down on the main wheels, and before the tailwheel touched down, he applied full power to initiate a "go-around" and the aircraft began to veer off the left side of the runway.  During the veer, the right wingtip contacted the ground.  The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft during the event, and that the winds were light to calm.

The pilot subsequently reported that his "approach was high, and touchdown long, and a go around was attempted.  Lost control and ground looped to the left of the runway" (refer to attached NTSB Form 6120.1/2.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3007A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3007A), registered now, S/N 25651, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25651
- Airframe hours: 4487
- Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Russell, Alfred E.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 16, 2000, 10 hours before
- Departed: S67
- Airport: S67, Nampa Municipal, runway 11, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 66; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 287 total, 135 in this make and model, 40 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: EUL, 6 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 20000817007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817007059A), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna 170B, Nampa, ID, No damage. (-23) Pilot loss control of the aircraft during landing on runway 11 at Nampa, ID (S67). Aircraft veered off to left side of runway. The right wing contacted…

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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