Aviation accident WPR23LA096

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA 170 near Mesa (2023-01-23)
Start: 2023-01-23
Location: Mesa, AZ, USA

NONE · CESSNA 170 · 2023-01-23 · Mesa, AZ, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR23LA096
Event ID: 20230124106627
Type: Accident
Date: 2023-01-23
Location: Mesa, AZ, USA
Coordinates: 33.31, -111.66

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 3
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 170
Registration: N9534A
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll out and the preexisting fatigue cracks in the left main landing gear leg, which resulted in the leg’s premature overstress fracture during the ground loop.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown