ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201392
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 June 2017 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | Sasquatch Air Llc. |
| Registration: | N2774D |
| MSN: | 25316 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6880 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-AIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alamogordo, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Alamogordo, NM (ALM) |
| Alamogordo, NM (ALM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that the pilot flying was receiving instruction for a tailwheel endorsement. He added that, during the seventh landing of the day, the pilot extended the downwind to allow for traffic that landed ahead of them. He further added that, during the wheel landing touchdown, as the tail was settling to the ground, a wind gust “turned the airplane’s tail,” which resulted in a ground loop on the runway.
The left wing, engine mounts, and windscreen sustained substantial damage.
The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observation station at the accident airport recorded wind from 240° at 6 knots. The flight instructor reported that the landing was on runway 22.
Probable Cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Nov-2017 07:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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