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September 10, 1993 · Cessna 170B · N4473B

Gilbertsville, KY

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 10, 1993
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 serious injury), 1 uninjured
Location
Gilbertsville, KY
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Tail Number
N4473B
Operator
Gerald & Genevee Broshar
Injuries
Serious
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
BFO93LA168

THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 170B, N4473B, LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. HE SAID THAT DURING THE FLARE, THE WIND BLEW THE PLANE TO THE LEFT. DURING TOUCHDOWN, ITS LEFT WING HIT THE RUNWAY & THE PLANE ANGLED TO THE LEFT, CROSSED A PARALLEL TAXIWAY, ENTERED A RAMP AREA, AND HIT A PARKED PIPER PA-28, N6947J. THE CESSNA'S PROP SEVERED THE LEFT WING OF THE PA-28, OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT GEAR. NO PRE-ACCIDENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS EVIDENT. ABOUT 23 MILES WEST AT PADUCAH, KY, THE 1550 EDT WEATHER WAS IN PART: 1500 FT SCATTERED, 15 MI VISIBILITY, WIND FROM 350 DEG AT 11 KTS.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Full Narrative

On Friday, September 10, 1993, at approximately 1545 eastern daylight time (edt), a Cessna 170B, N4473B, owned and operated by Gerald and Genevee Broshar of Anderson, Indiana, went off the runway and collided with a parked Piper PA-28, N6947J, as the Cessna pilot was landing at the Kentucky Dam State Park Airport, Gilbertsville, Kentucky. Both airplanes were substantially damaged. The passenger was seriously injured with a broken arm, but the pilot received no significant injury. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed, nor was one required. The flight was conducted in accordance with 14 CFR 91. The purpose of the flight was for the pilot and passenger to go to a Cessna 170 fly-in. During a landing on runway 27, the airplane encountered a crosswind from the north and began to drift to the left. It then angled off the left side of the runway, crossed a parallel taxiway, and subsequently collided with a parked aircraft on a parking ramp. The parked aircraft was about 330 ft from the runway. During impact, the propeller of the Cessna 170 contacted the left wing of the Piper PA-28. The left wing of the Piper was severed just outboard of the landing gear and was destroyed. The propeller of the Cessna was severly damaged with nicks and gouges along the leading edges of the blades. The engine cowling of the Cessna was damaged around the lower circumference of the engine. Also, the underside of the Cessna's left wing tip and aileron were damaged. This damage matched marks on the runway surface, where the left wing appeared to have made contact. The pilot reported that when he was ready to flare for a landing on runway 27, a crosswind from the north blew the airplane to the left. He also noted that there were trees along the north side of the runway. At Paducah, Kentucky, the 1550 EDT weather was in part: 1500 feet scattered, 7 miles visibility, wind from 350 degrees at 11 kts, temperature 76 degrees, dew point 47 degrees, altimiter 30.11" Hg. No pre-accident mechanical problem of the Cessna 170 was evident.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:00 CDT
Nearest AirportKentucky Dam State Park (0nm N)
Runway27
Runway Length4000 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 170B
Tail NumberN4473B
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorGerald & Genevee Broshar
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-300-A · Reciprocating · 145
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 serious injury), 1 uninjured
Fatal0
Serious1
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total2
Crew 1Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind350° @ 11 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point46
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time19:50

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