Cessna 170 N2681D

Summary

On 9 June 2020 at about 17:10 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N2681D was involved in an accident near Aitkin, Minnesota, 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

9 June 2020 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Aitkin, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Aitkin Municipal Airport (AIT)

Coordinates

46.5483, -93.6767

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N2681D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1952

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brainerd → Aitkin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA225

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor stated that he and the student pilot made a straight-in landing approach to the turf runway with a 6 to 7 knot right crosswind. The student intended to make a full-stall landing with the wing flaps extended 20°. Upon touchdown there was a wind gust, which caused the airplane to bounce and drift left over the runway. The flight instructor told the student pilot to add engine power to abort the landing. The student pilot increased engine power, but the airplane continued drifting left over the runway. The airplane bounced a second time, at which time the flight instructor took control of the airplane. The flight instructor stated that the airplane was "skimming the grass" and was "behind the power curve" as he attempted to regain control of the airplane and establish a climb. The airplane impacted the airport perimeter fence about 70 yards left of the runway edge. An engine mount support tube and both wings were substantially damaged during the accident. The flight instructor reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.