Cessna 170 N4200V

Summary

On 24 March 2010 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N4200V was involved in an accident near Kingman, Arizona, 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.

Date

24 March 2010 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kingman, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Kingman Airport (IGM)

Coordinates

35.2658, -113.9411

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N4200V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Solome → Kingman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA177

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was flight control interference by the passenger.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane when he lost control and veered off the runway. He stated that the three-point landing was “textbook” and on the runway centerline; however, during the rollout the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to regain control of the airplane by applying rudder inputs but was not successful. The airplane exited the runway; the right main landing gear separated and the right wing then impacted the ground. The pilot reported that after the accident the passenger told him that he applied rudder during the landing to help the pilot. The pilot stated that in the future he would be more assertive whenever there was someone with access to controls as to who is the actual manipulator of the controls.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.