# NTSB Accident ANC03LA087
> **Cessna 170** · 2003-08-01 · ANCHORAGE, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC03LA087
- **Event ID:** 20030806X01275
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-01
- **Location:** ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.214443, -149.846115
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170
- **Registration:** N3418C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane that resulted in the left wing contacting the runway surface during the landing roll.  Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of the crosswind, and the pilot's lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes.

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