Cessna 170B N3007A

Summary

On 18 August 2000 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3007A was involved in an accident near Nampa, Idaho, 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

18 August 2000 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Nampa, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Nampa Municipal (S67)

Coordinates

43.5991, -116.5405

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N3007A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA164

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the balked landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was high and fast on approach to the 5,000-foot long, 75-foot wide asphalt runway. After touchdown on the main wheels, and with the tailwheel still airborne, he applied full power in a balked landing and the aircraft veered off the left side of runway 11 impacting the right wingtip with the ground. The pilot reported that the winds were calm, and there was no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft during the event. He further stated that during the balked landing he 'lost control and ground looped to the left.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.