Cessna 170 N9100A
12 October 2008 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 2008 at about 20:53 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N9100A, operated by James Garner/Constance & Ernest Buenafe, was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Fe Municipal (SAF)
- Coordinates
- 35.6172, -106.0894
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N9100A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James Garner/Constance & Ernest Buenafe
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Fe → Santa Fe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's delay in taking timely control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot, who held a private pilot certificate with a glider-aero tow-only rating, was receiving flight instruction in her recently purchased conventional-landing-gear airplane. The pilot also wanted to add a powered rating to her certificate. After performing various maneuvers in the practice area, the pilot and instructor returned to the airport and made a normal full flaps landing on runway 20. The pilot was flying and the instructor was handling the flaps and coaching the student. Upon touchdown, the tail wheel bounced slightly and the airplane began to drift to the left. The instructor attempted to correct the drift with opposite rudder. The airplane swerved to the right and tilted left. The left wingtip struck the ground and the airplane nosed down. The left wing spar and aileron were bent. At the time of the accident, the recorded wind was 240 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 2008 | Cessna 170A | Ellsworth, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 2008 | Cessna 170B | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2008 | Cessna 170B | Hanna, Utah, United States | Craig T Weaver | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Feb 2008 | Cessna 170B | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Feb 2008 | Cessna 170B | Truckee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2008 | Cessna 170A | Butler, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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