Cessna 170 N8282A

Summary

On 2 June 2020 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N8282A was involved in an accident near Butte, Montana, 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

2 June 2020 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Butte, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Bert Mooney (BTM)

Coordinates

45.9547, -112.4975

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N8282A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1952

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sheridan → Butte

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA173

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in turbulent conditions.

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 landing with about a 7 knot headwind, just as the airplane touched down, a "wind event" (turbulence) lifted the airplane airborne. The pilot added power, but the airplane subsequently touched down hard in a 3-point attitude. The lower fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.