Cessna 170B N3469C

Summary

On 12 May 2009 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3469C, operated by Dale Paul D, was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 4 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

12 May 2009 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenai, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Kenai (PAEN)

Coordinates

60.5733, -151.2447

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N3469C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dale Paul D

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kenai → Kenai

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA039

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was returning to the airport after a personal local flight made under Title 14, CFR Part 91. He said while on final approach to land, he was advised by the tower of a flock of geese that took off from an adjacent waterway. During touchdown, he said a pilot waiting to takeoff reported sighting the geese, and his attention was diverted for a moment. In that moment he said the airplane started a turn to the right. He indicated he applied left rudder and power, but could not stop the turn. The pilot said the left main landing gear collapsed in the turn, and the left wing struck the ground. He noted there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear box and the left wing during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.