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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Manzanita, OR · April 2, 1997

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Date: April 2, 1997 · 16:15 local
Place: Manzanita, OR
Airport: Nehalem Bay State Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: CGICR
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 166 total104 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Gusty crosswind landing. Began go around. Lost control. Struck trees along runway. (.4) the canadian private pilot stated that he was attempting to land on runway 33 at the Nehalem bay airport along the Oregon coast when the airplane encountered gusty winds and turbulence. The pilot stated that he added full power and attempted to go around. During the go-around attempt, he lost directional control of the airplane, and the airplane impacted trees along the west side of the runway. The pilot, passenger, and a ground eyewitness did not report any perceived preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. The pilot further stated that he overflew the airport prior to the landing attempt and ascertained the wind conditions. He stated that he did not perceive any gusty crosswinds or turbulence until the final approach. The wind conditions at a coastal airport located about 25 miles north of the accident site reported 14 knot winds out of 270 degrees magnetic.

As the FAA filed it

GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND. LOST CONTROL. STRUCK TREES ALONG RUNWAY. (.4) THE CANADIAN PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33 AT THE NEHALEM BAY AIRPORT ALONG THE OREGON COAST WHEN THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS AND TURBULENCE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ADDED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT, PASSENGER, AND A GROUND EYEWITNESS DID NOT REPORT ANY PERCEIVED PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT PRIOR TO THE LANDING ATTEMPT AND ASCERTAINED THE WIND CONDITIONS. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT PERCEIVE ANY GUSTY CROSSWINDS OR TURBULENCE UNTIL THE FINAL APPROACH. THE WIND CONDITIONS AT A COASTAL AIRPORT LOCATED ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED 14 KNOT WINDS OUT OF 270 DEGREES MAGNETIC.