Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC83LA169

DURHAMVILLE, NY, USA

Aircraft #1

N9154A

CESSNA 170B

Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN APRX 500 FT DOWN THE RWY, AND AFTER ROLLING APRX 200 FT, IT ENCOUNTER A STRONG GUST. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT VEERED LEFT & WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PLT SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLIED FULL POWER AS THE ACFT HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT THE PLT FELT A VIBRATION, SO HE REDUCED THE POWER & LANDED & LANDED ON A GRASS STRIP WHICH WAS PARALLEL TO THE ASPHALT RWY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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