# Accident 19940416007909A: Cessna 172L, Colville, WA, April 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: Colville, WA
- Airport: Colville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6700° N, 117.7500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6700&lon=-117.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3854Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3854Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 14 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416007909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT ON CROSS COUNTRY LANDED FAST AND LONG. OVERRAN RUNWAY OVER 15 FOOT DROP OFF AND LANDED INVERTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA102), Apr 16, 1994: Cessna 172L (N3854Q), Colville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND HIS EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AT THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN. FACTORS INCLUDE THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE, AND A RAVINE OFF THE END…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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