Cessna 170B N8245A

Summary

On 4 March 2012 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N8245A, operated by Amelia Reid Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, 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.

Date

4 March 2012 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

San Jose, California, United States

Nearest airport

Reid-Hillview Airport (KRHV)

Coordinates

37.3328, -121.8197

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N8245A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Amelia Reid Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Jose → San Jose

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA132

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing roll, the airplane veered right. The pilot reported that he applied rudder inputs in an effort to correct the situation; however, he overcorrected, and the airplane veered left and exited the runway. During the accident sequence, the airplane’s right wing contacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the outboard section of the wing. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.