Cessna 170B N2332D

Summary

On 27 February 2009 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2332D, operated by Quinn Jerry A, was involved in an accident near Homer, Alaska, 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

27 February 2009 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Homer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Homer (HOM)

Coordinates

59.6456, -151.4767

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2332D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Quinn Jerry A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Homer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA024

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane. Factors contributing to the accident were a tailwind, and the pilot's decision to land downwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel airplane on a hard-surfaced runway with approximately a 9 knot tailwind. During the landing roll, the airplane swerved, and when he could not correct the swerve with the rudder and brakes, he attempted to rapidly apply engine power to gain more control, but the engine hesitated, and the airplane did a ground loop to the right, striking the left wing on the runway. During the ground loop the left aileron sustained substantial damage. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.