# NTSB Accident WPR23LA096
> **CESSNA 170** · 2023-01-23 · Mesa, AZ, USA · NONE
## 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: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=WPR23LA096) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*