Cessna 170B N4251

Summary

On 4 August 2013 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N4251, operated by Kirchoff Kevin B, was involved in an accident near Meridian, Mississippi, 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

4 August 2013 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Meridian, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Key Field Airport (MEI)

Coordinates

32.3261, -88.7511

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N4251

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kirchoff Kevin B

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Millington → Meridian

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA351

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane stated that during the landing flare, the airplane began to drift to the right, and then yawed left upon touchdown. The pilot applied right rudder to compensate, and the airplane continued to yaw to the left while skidding to the right. The right wing and nose subsequently contacted the runway before the airplane came to rest. Postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the fuselage at the right main landing gear attach point. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. When asked how the accident could have been prevented, the pilot commented that had he, “…recognized the sudden left yaw early enough, perhaps a go-around would have been enough to straighten it out.”

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.