Cessna 170A N5749C

Summary

On 8 August 2015 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N5749C was involved in an accident near East Haddam, Connecticut, 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

8 August 2015 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

East Haddam, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Goodspeed (42B)

Coordinates

41.4467, -72.4575

Aircraft

Cessna 170A

Registration

N5749C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1951

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hartford → East Haddam

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA218

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and excessive use of brakes, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on short final, two flocks of geese departed the field in front of his airplane; "no immediate evasion action was necessary".  During the landing roll, the airplane began to swerve and veered off the runway to the left. The pilot reported that he "over-applied brake" and subsequently nosed over after attempting to avoid the runway edge lights. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.