Cessna 170B N2886C

Summary

On 12 June 2010 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2886C, operated by Harold Parker, was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 June 2010 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Wolf Lake (4AK6)

Coordinates

61.6411, -149.2889

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2886C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Harold Parker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wasilla → Chugiak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10CA052

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in variable wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight, he landed his tailwheel airplane on a hard-surfaced runway. During the landing roll, he said he lost directional control, and the airplane ground-looped to the right, damaging the left wing, left aileron, and left elevator. The pilot indicated the wind was 5 to 8 knots and variable in direction. He noted that had he been more aware of its variable direction, he would have slowed his taxi speed and anticipated a possible wind shift. He said there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.