Cessna 170A N9067A

Summary

On 27 June 2003 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N9067A was involved in an accident near Newcomerstown, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 June 2003 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Newcomerstown, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

ARTH (Private) (NONE)

Coordinates

40.3653, -81.5719

Aircraft

Cessna 170A

Registration

N9067A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coshocton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03LA144

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point and delayed go-around. Factors in this accident were the up sloping runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing to the north on a 1,200-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, turf runway. The runway contained a 300-foot-long flat touchdown area, followed by an incline of about 30-percent. The airplane touched down halfway down the runway and bounced. The pilot initiated a go-around; however, as the airplane climbed, the pilot observed two hay bales located about 30 feet beyond the end of the runway. He tried to avoid the hay bales by making a quick right turn, but the left side of the horizontal stabilizer hit the top of one of the bales. The airplane then pitched down and struck the ground nose first. The pilot did not over fly the field prior to the landing attempt, and was not aware of the hay bales until the airplane reached the crest of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.