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| Date: | Sunday 22 December 2002 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1392D |
| MSN: | 19968 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Helena, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clarksdale-Fletcher Field, MS (CKM/KCKM) |
| Helena/West Helena-Thompson Robbins Airport, AR (KHEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 850-hour pilot lost of control of the tail-wheel equipped airplane while landing with a flat tire. The pilot stated that after an uneventful flight, he "landed hard" on Runway 17 and executed a go-around to set up for another approach/landing. Upon landing, the airplane ground looped and skidded off the runway to the left, in a 45 degree angle. The pilot further stated that he believed that the airplane had "blown" the right tire during the first hard landing, and upon touchdown after the go-around, the blown tire contributed to the ground loop.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the deflated tire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA074
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 19:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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