- Date
- May 10, 1997, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ontario, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8224ACessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970510009879A
- Case key
- 42602
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions. A factor contributing to the accident was gusting winds.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the airplane encountered a gust of wind as the pilot was flaring for a three-point, full-stall landing on runway 14. The pilot stated that the gust 'lifted the left wing' and the tail veered to the right. The pilot attempted to maintain directional control of the airplane and was not successful. During the pilot's attempted corrections, the airplane veered off the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed as it encountered rough terrain. The airplane's right wing impacted the ground and the airplane flipped over onto its right side. No preimpact mechanical deficiencies were reported.
Factual narrative
On May 10, 1997, about 1030 Pacific daylight time, N8224A, a Cessna 170B, operated by the owner/pilot, collided with terrain while landing at the Ontario Municipal Airport in Ontario, Oregon. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight departed from Emmett, Idaho, and was conducted under 14 CFR 91.
According to the pilot, the airplane encountered a gust of wind as the pilot was flaring for a three-point, full-stall landing on runway 14. The pilot stated that the gust "lifted the left wing" and the tail veered to the right. The pilot attempted to maintain directional control of the airplane and was not successful. During the pilot's attempted corrections, the airplane veered off the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed as it encountered rough terrain. The airplane's right wing impacted the ground and the airplane flipped over onto its right side. No preimpact mechanical deficiencies were reported by the pilot.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector from Boise, Idaho, the airplane was substantially damaged during the accident, and no preimpact mechanical deficiencies were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8224A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25076
- Airframe hours
- 2,946
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mariman, James M.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1996 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- S78 · Emmett, ID
- Destination
- ONO
- Airport
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport, runway 14, 4,531 × 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 166 total · 84 in this make and model · 122 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ONO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.