Cessna 170B N8249A

Summary

On 3 August 2013 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N8249A was involved in an accident near San Carlos, California, United States. 4 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

3 August 2013 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

San Carlos, California, United States

Nearest airport

San Carlos Airport (SQL)

Coordinates

37.5117, -122.2494

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N8249A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Jose → San Carlos

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA356

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during a wheel landing with an 8-knot crosswind from the right, the main landing gear touched down normally and the airplane began the landing roll down the runway centerline. The airplane then drifted to the right and in response, the pilot applied left rudder control and braking action. Despite full control inputs, the pilot could not maintain directional control and the airplane ground looped; the left landing gear collapsed and the wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.