Hanford Municipal Airport, Hanford, CA

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Accident occurred Wednesday, April 05, 2006 in Hanford, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 8/29/2006
Aircraft: Cessna 170A, registration: N5561C
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
The airplane ground looped while on the landing roll. The pilot, who had just purchased the airplane and only had 11 hours experience in tail wheel equipped aircraft, was attempting a wheel landing with no flaps. Upon touchdown, the airplane veered to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot lowered the tail wheel, and as it came into contact with the runway surface, the airplane swerved to the right. The pilot attempted to correct the veering by applying full left rudder input and brake pressure. With the airplane diverging about 30 degrees from the runway centerline, the pilot opted to make a go-around and applied full power. The airplane departed off the right side of the runway into the soft mud of a recently plowed field. The airplane nosed over when the landing gear encountered soft mud. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. ===
Accident occurred Thursday, March 30, 2000 in HANFORD, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 2/23/2001
Aircraft: Commander 114, registration: N516CA
Injuries: 4 Fatal.
After takeoff, the airplane did not climb and collided with a utility pole near the end of the runway. It then crashed onto a city street, and caught fire after impacting the pavement. The airport manager observed the airplane on its takeoff roll. He noted that the engine had normal sounds, and that the entire runway was used for the takeoff roll. At the accident site, the flaps were found in the position specified by the takeoff checklist in the pilot's operating handbook (POH). The landing gear was extended, indicating it was not retracted following liftoff. The damage to the propeller found during the postaccident examination of the wreckage was indicative of operation at high rpm. Using the maximum allowable gross weight of the airplane, sea level pressure, and 20 degrees centigrade temperature, the Normal Takeoff Distance Chart (10 degrees flap extension) in the POH indicated that the airplane would require 2,100 feet to takeoff and climb to a 50-foot height. The runway used during the accident flight was 3,962 feet long. Examination of the thermally destroyed wreckage failed to reveal a reason for the lack of expected airplane performance. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: undetermined. The pilot's failure to reject the takeoff and his failure to retract the landing gear following liftoff were factors.


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