Cessna 170B N2811C

Summary

On 7 July 2017 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2811C was involved in an accident near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 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

7 July 2017 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Grider Field (PBF)

Coordinates

34.1703, -91.9353

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2811C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ripley → Pine Bluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA399

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 reported that, during the landing roll, the tailwheel shimmied, so he held full aft elevator input until the airplane slowed. He then "slightly" released the back pressure when the airplane suddenly swerved to the right. The pilot was unable to correct the turn, and the airplane ground looped. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.