Cessna 170 N5401C

Summary

On 26 July 2013 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N5401C was involved in an accident near Burnet, Texas, 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

26 July 2013 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Burnet, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Burnet Municipal Airport (BMQ)

Coordinates

30.7367, -98.2364

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N5401C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burnet → Burnet

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

CEN13CA445

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane bounced during landing and the nose of the airplane began to drift to the left. The airplane exited the runway, hit a soft spot in the grass and impacted terrain. The right main landing gear separated and the impact resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage, the right wing, and the firewall. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He also reported that the accident would have been avoided if he had executed a go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.