ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354383
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| Date: | Monday 1 June 1998 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1896C |
| MSN: | 26041 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4197 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Alamos, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Espanola, NM (Q14) |
| (KLAM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing a wheel landing on runway 27 (5,500 ft. x 75 ft., elevation 7,171 feet) which is located on top a mesa with trees lining the south side. He stated that he requested an airport advisory which gave the wind at S-SE for 10 knots with gusts to 20 knots. When the airplane touched down, it began to 'weathervane,' and it exited the runway to the left striking a ditch and fence. The density altitude was 10,459 feet, at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Contributing factors were the crosswinds, the fence, and the ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA251
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 February 1983 | N1896C | Private | 0 | Buffalo, WY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 13:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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