Cessna 170B N1640D

Summary

On 21 June 2012 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N1640D was involved in an accident near Concord, 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

21 June 2012 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Concord, California, United States

Nearest airport

Buchanan Field Airport (CCR)

Coordinates

37.9894, -122.0572

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N1640D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Groveland → Concord

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA273

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing a landing in gusting crosswind conditions in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. During the landing flare, a wind gust lifted the airplane’s right wing. The pilot applied corrective control input and then landed. After he parked the airplane, the pilot realized that the airplane’s left wing had contacted the runway during the landing flare, causing substantial damage to the aileron and outboard wing skins. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.