# NTSB SEA06LA077: Cessna 170B, N2288D, Clark Fork, ID, April 17, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 17, 2006, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Clark Fork, ID - Coordinates: 48.116664, -116.166664 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1167&lon=-116.1667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 63525 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA06LA077 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63525/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA077 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around. A quartering tailwind was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis Due to the pilot's injuries, he does not recall the landing event, however, witnesses in the area reported that the aircraft was landing on runway 14 with a quartering tailwind. The witnesses observed the aircraft "tipping from one wheel to the other," and "bouncing back and forth on its wheels and swerving." The aircraft then lifted off and "flew across the road, rocking side to side then from 30 feet went nose down by the tracks in a ditch." The aircraft came to rest nose down to the ground about 430 feet from the end of runway 14. The nearest weather reporting facility located 19 nautical miles northwest of the accident site was reporting a wind from 260 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 18 knots. ## Factual narrative On April 17, 2006, at 1400 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 170B, N2288D, registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with the terrain during an attempted go-around at River Lake Airstrip, Clark Fork, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was seriously injured. The flight departed from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, about 30 minutes prior to the accident. Due to the pilot's injuries, he does not recall the landing event, however, witnesses in the area reported that the aircraft was landing on runway 14 with a quartering tailwind. The witnesses observed the aircraft "tipping from one wheel to the other," and "bouncing back and forth on its wheels and swerving." The aircraft then lifted off and "flew across the road, rocking side to side then from 30 feet went nose down by the tracks in a ditch." The aircraft came to rest nose down to the ground about 430 feet from the end of runway 14. The nearest weather reporting facility located 19 nautical miles northwest of the accident site was reporting a wind from 260 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 18 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2288D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2288D-2006-10-31), registration cancelled 2006-10-31, S/N 20440, built 1952 (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: 20440 - Airframe hours: 3865 - Engines: Continental O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Lavern R. Harris - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2006, 2 hours before - Departed: 65S, Bonners Ferry, ID - Destination: ID75 - Airport: River Lake, runway 14, 2,600 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: serious; student; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 95 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 14 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: SZT, 19 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 20060417005959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060417005959A), Apr 17, 2006: Cessna 170B, Clark Fork, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On 04-17-2006, at approximately 1500 hours, while attempting a go-around from a downwind landing at river lake airport (ID75) approximately three miles… ## Other investigations on N2288D (1) 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. - [NTSB SEA77DTI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DTI04), Dec 8, 1976: Cessna 170B (N2288D), W.Sulphur Spgs, MT, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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