Cessna 170B N2235D

Summary

On 4 June 1998 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2235D was involved in an accident near Russian Mission, Alaska, 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

4 June 1998 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Russian Mission, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Kako

Coordinates

61.8105, -161.4409

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2235D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holy Cross → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC98LA050

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the presence of a tailwind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo pilot was landing at a remote gravel airstrip. The pilot stated that prior to landing he had received a pilot report indicating that there was a slight breeze, favoring a landing to the east. He looked at the airstrip windsock, noted that it was hanging limp, and prepared to land to the west. He said that while landing to the west, and just after touchdown, a gust of wind from behind pushed the tail of the airplane to the left. The airplane veered to the right, and went off the right side of the runway and came to rest in a ditch that borders the runway. He said that his decision to land to the west was based on a more favorable approach, and it would eliminate the need to back taxi.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.