Cessna 170 N2774D

Summary

On 28 June 2017 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N2774D, operated by Sasquatch Air LLC., was involved in an accident near Alamogordo, New Mexico, 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

28 June 2017 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Alamogordo-White Sands Rgnl (ALM)

Coordinates

32.8394, -105.9911

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N2774D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1952

Engines

1

Operator

Sasquatch Air LLC.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alamogordo → Alamogordo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA382

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, 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 flight instructor in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that the pilot flying was receiving instruction for a tailwheel endorsement. He added that, during the seventh landing of the day, the pilot extended the downwind to allow for traffic that landed ahead of them. He further added that, during the wheel landing touchdown, as the tail was settling to the ground, a wind gust "turned the airplane's tail," which resulted in a ground loop on the runway. The left wing, engine mounts, and windscreen sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An automated weather observation station at the accident airport recorded wind from 240° at 6 knots. The flight instructor reported that the landing was on runway 22.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.