Cessna 170B N3492C
17 March 2010 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 2010 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3492C, operated by Piscoya Thomas G, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Hood (LHD)
- Coordinates
- 61.1747, -149.9697
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N3492C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Piscoya Thomas G
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC10LA026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The structural failure of the right main landing gear leg, resulting in the collapse of the landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport pilot was on a personal flight in a ski-equipped airplane. The pilot said that he was taxiing for takeoff when the right main landing gear leg broke near where the leg exits the fuselage. When the leg broke the right wing impacted the ground, bending the wing from the aileron outward toward the tip. An examination of the break showed a single linear break perpendicular to the leading edge of the gear leg. The break was about 6 inches from the gear leg mounting bolt hole, at the widest portion of the gear leg. The gear leg was retained for metallurgical examination by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Akers David W | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Cessna 170B | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Cessna 170A | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Harold Parker | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Cessna 170B | Parker, Arizona, United States | Floyd W. Griffith | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2010 | Cessna 170B | Moab, Utah, United States | Clair A Roberts | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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