NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR24LA136
Registry · N1657D
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 170B
Year of manufacture
1952 · 72 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19550823
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A10792
Registrant of record
FLYING ACES LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that after the airplane touched down on the runway, it encountered a strong wind gust at a groundspeed of about 25 mph, which lifted the left wing and tail. Subsequently, the right wing struck the ground, and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 33 with wind variable from 250° to 270° at 10 knots, gusting to 26 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-(general)-Not attained/maintained
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Effect on operation
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_WPR24LA136.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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