Cessna 170B N2233D
1 August 2002 · St. Johns, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 2002 at about 14:35 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2233D was involved in an accident near St. Johns, Arizona, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Johns, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- St. Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN)
- Coordinates
- 34.5183, -109.3786
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2233D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Overgaard → St. Johns
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX02LA245
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for the existing crosswind condition and his subsequent inadequate compensation for the winds, which led to a failure to maintain directional control and a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot attempted to make a three-point touchdown with a known crosswind and the airplane ground looped, veered off the runway, and collided with an airport boundary fence. Just after touchdown on runway 14, a ground loop commenced, and the airplane veered to the right. Left brake and rudder were applied in order to regain control, whereupon the airplane ran off the east side of the runway. The pilot decided to abort the landing and applied full power in an attempt to get the airplane airborne and under control, but the left wingtip contacted the ground. The airplane then struck a fence, impacted the ground, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The automated surface observation system (ASOS) was reporting winds from 240 at 11 knots about 20 minutes after the accident. Runway 21 was available at the airport for the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2002 | Cessna 170B | Bellewood, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 2002 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Terrence J. Moore | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2002 | Cessna 170 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2002 | Cessna 170B | San Diego, California, United States | William E. Gamble | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2002 | Cessna 170B | North Pole, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2002 | Cessna 170B | Mobile, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2002 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Charles A. Moran | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2002 | Steen SE-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 2002 | Cessna 208B | Parks, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Jul 2002 | McConnell LANCAIR 320 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Pilatus UV-20A | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Avian MAGNUM IX | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |