Cessna 170B N1634D
11 December 2010 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 December 2010 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N1634D was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Houston (IWS)
- Coordinates
- 29.8181, -95.6725
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N1634D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Houston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident 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
During the landing rollout on the instructional flight, the airplane encountered a right crosswind and started veering to the right. According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), he took the controls just as a wind gust struck the right side of the airplane, which resulted in the left wingtip striking the runway. The CFI stated full opposite control was insufficient to prevent the right wing from rising and the left wing tip from scraping the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the left aileron.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Akers David W | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Cessna 170A | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Harold Parker | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2010 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Piscoya Thomas G | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Cessna 170B | Parker, Arizona, United States | Floyd W. Griffith | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2010 | Cessna 170B | Moab, Utah, United States | Clair A Roberts | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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