29 Jul 2012: CESSNA 170A — PENSULA DAN

29 Jul 2012: CESSNA 170A — PENSULA DAN

No fatalities • Ellensburg, WA, United States

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot stated that he made a wheel landing on runway 07. As he pulled back on the elevator to lower the tail, the tail came up and he lost control of the airplane. The airplane veered left, then turned sideways to the direction of travel, and stopped suddenly causing the right wing to contact the ground. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.

Contributing factors

  • cause Directional control — Not attained/maintained
  • cause Pilot

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 000/03kt, vis 10sm

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