ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286994
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| Date: | Monday 11 May 2009 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3469C |
| MSN: | 26512 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7726 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kenai, AK |
| Kenai Airport, AK (ENA/PAEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was returning to the airport after a personal local flight made under Title 14, CFR Part 91. He said while on final approach to land, he was advised by the tower of a flock of geese that took off from an adjacent waterway. During touchdown, he said a pilot waiting to takeoff reported sighting the geese, and his attention was diverted for a moment. In that moment he said the airplane started a turn to the right. He indicated he applied left rudder and power, but could not stop the turn. The pilot said the left main landing gear collapsed in the turn, and the left wing struck the ground. He noted there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear box and the left wing during the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention during the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC09CA039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 May 2014 | N3469C | Private | 0 | Dry, hard surfaced runway, Soldotna, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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