Cessna 170B N1825C

Summary

On 7 February 2009 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N1825C was involved in an accident near Lake Placid, Florida, 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.

Date

7 February 2009 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Placid, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Placid Lakes Airport (09FA)

Coordinates

27.2456, -81.4131

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N1825C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lake Placid → Lake Placid

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA159

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane "started to swerve to the right" after the student pilot corrected for a slight left drift while attempting a crosswind landing. Despite an attempt by both the pilot and flight instructor to arrest the right turn by applying "all controls and left brake," the airplane continued to veer to the right and skidded off the runway. During the skid the left wing contacted the runway and was substantially damaged. The instructor reported that the wind was a direct crosswind from the right at approximately 5 knots. The winds recorded at the nearest airport, 30 miles to the east, were from an easterly direction at approximately 6 to 9 knots. In addition, the pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions/failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.