Cessna 170B N2562D

Summary

On 12 October 2000 at about 18:27 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2562D was involved in an accident near San Carlos, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 October 2000 at 18:27

Classification

Accident

Location

San Carlos, California, United States

Nearest airport

San Carlos (SQL)

Coordinates

37.4905, -122.2605

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2562D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA010

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper and excessive application of brakes resulting from his failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon completing one circuit around the traffic pattern, the pilot landed on runway 30. Upon slowing to about 15 miles per hour, the rudder lost effectiveness, and the airplane rolled toward the side of the runway. The pilot indicated that as his airplane was about to depart the runway he "stepped hard on the brakes," and the airplane nosed over. A witness reported that the midfield windsock indicated that a right quartering tail wind existed at the time of the mishap. According to San Carlos control tower personnel, at the time of the mishap the official wind was from 300 degrees at 4 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.