Cessna 170 N3967V

Summary

On 14 July 2010 at about 20:21 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N3967V, operated by Tahoe Wings LLC, was involved in an accident near Truckee, 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

14 July 2010 at 20:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Truckee, California, United States

Nearest airport

Truckee-Thahoe Airport (KTRK)

Coordinates

39.3200, -120.1394

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N3967V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tahoe Wings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Truckee → Truckee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA350

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, resulting in a collision with obstacles.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while flying in the traffic pattern the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) reported the wind as calm. He stated that just after the airplane touched down a gust of wind struck the airplane and the airplane bounced. The pilot added power but the airplane bounced a second time and turned to the right. He said that he initiated an aborted landing then pulled the nose of the airplane up to go over a berm located on the right side of the runway. The left main landing gear cleared the berm but the right main landing gear struck a rock, causing the aircraft to nose over. The pilot reported that there were no known mechanical malfunctions or failures prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.