Cessna 170 N1441D

Summary

On 30 May 2016 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N1441D was involved in an accident near Saginaw, Michigan, United States. 3 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

30 May 2016 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Mbs Intl (MBS)

Coordinates

43.5375, -84.0744

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N1441D

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

Chesaning → Saginaw

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA275

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's exceedance of the critical angle of attack during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing, right main landing gear collapse, 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 after a long straight-in final approach, as he reduced power for the landing flare, the airplane dropped "flat" and bounced hard on the runway. The pilot further reported that he added power to cushion the touchdown after the bounce, but the right main landing gear had collapsed after the initial impact. Subsequently, the airplane veered off the runway to the left and nosed over. The fuselage, wings, and vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.