Cessna 170 N9269A

Summary

On 21 March 2024 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N9269A was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, Virginia, 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

21 March 2024 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Hampton Roads Exec (PVG)

Coordinates

36.7808, -76.4513

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N9269A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1949

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Suffolk → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA150

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop, runway excursion, and subsequent landing gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was returning to his home airport after refueling at a nearby airport. The pilot reported there was moderate turbulence while on final approach to land. Shortly after touchdown, the pilot reported that the left wing lifted and that he “did not correct fast enough and then overcorrected.” The airplane ground looped, exited the runway, and the right main landing gear collapsed, resulting in the right wing and right elevator sustaining substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.