Cessna 170B N2619D
18 November 2006 · Billings, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 November 2006 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2619D was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Billings, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Billings Logan International (BIL)
- Coordinates
- 45.8078, -108.5428
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2619D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Billings → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA07LA020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve during takeoff roll. A factor was the failure of the pilot who was receiving instruction to maintain directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The winds were from 220 degrees at 12 knots for the instructional flight. The first takeoff and landing on runway 28R in the tailwheel-equipped airplane were uneventful. According to the private pilot receiving instruction, he added power to begin the second takeoff roll, and the airplane "began to weathervane to the left into the wind." He stated that he "did not apply enough right rudder or right brake to avoid/overcome the left turning tendency the crosswind and P-Factor caused." He reduced power to idle, and with the airplane moving at a speed of 10 to 15 knots heading about 30 degrees left of runway heading, the pilot receiving instruction "took out the full left aileron deflection [he] was holding since [they] were now pointing into the wind and actually went partial right aileron." At this point, the flight instructor took control of the airplane. However, the instructor was unable to regain directional control, and the airplane swerved to the left, the left wing lifted, and the right wing struck the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2006 | Cessna 170B | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2006 | Cessna 170B | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | Mark Svabik | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2006 | Cessna 170B | Hampton, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Cessna 170B | Griffin, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2006 | Cessna 170A | Atwood, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 2006 | Cessna 170B | West Glacier, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2006 | Cessna 310R | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2006 | Potts MA-5 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2006 | Beechcraft A36 | Ennis, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2006 | Cessna 305A | Lewistown, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2006 | Cessna 150 | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2006 | Beechcraft C99 | Butte, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |