Summary
On May 04, 1997, a Cessna 170B (N1828C) was involved in an incident near Dillingham, AK. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the crosswind.
On May 3, 1997, about 1820 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Cessna 170B, N1828C, crashed during landing at the Dillingham Airport, Dillingham, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The certificated commercial pilot, and two passengers, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Dillingham, about 1500.
On May 3, 1997, at 1840, the pilot reported in a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), that he was landing on runway 19 at Dillingham. During the landing roll, the pilot encountered a slight crosswind.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC97LA067. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N1828C.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the crosswind.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On May 3, 1997, about 1820 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Cessna 170B, N1828C, crashed during landing at the Dillingham Airport, Dillingham, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The certificated commercial pilot, and two passengers, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Dillingham, about 1500.
On May 3, 1997, at 1840, the pilot reported in a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), that he was landing on runway 19 at Dillingham. During the landing roll, the pilot encountered a slight crosswind. The airplane began to ground loop toward the right edge of the runway. The pilot applied left brake pressure, but the airplane continued to the right. The right main gear strut then broke, just above the right wheel axle. The right tire struck the right side of the airplane, buckling the right side of the fuselage.
At 1748, an Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) at Dillingham was reporting in part: Wind, 231 degrees (magnetic) at 10 knots; visibility, 25 statute miles with showers in the vicinity; clouds, 3,000 feet scattered, 7,000 feet broken; temperature, 53 degrees F; dew point, 34 degrees F; altimeter, 30.04 inHg.
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), pilot/operator report, (NTSB form 6120.1/2), was not returned by the pilot.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC97LA067