# Accident 19970518011089A: Cessna T207, Roche Harbor, WA, May 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1997, 10:25 local time
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA
- Airport: Stuartwest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HUFA
- Location: 48.5294° N, 123.0593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5294&lon=-123.0593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7405 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,112 total, 50 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970518011089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING AT A ONE-WAY-IN AIRSTRIP WITH A QUARTERING RIGHT TAILWIND, HE FELT A SLIGHT 'PUSH' FROM ABOVE AND BEHIND THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT APPLIED A LITTLE POWER AND UP-ELEVATOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT ABOUT ONE SECOND LATER HE FELT THE AIRPLANE DESCEND TOWARD THE TALL GRASS OVERRUN BY A 'POWERFUL, YET SMOOTH DOWN DRAFT OR WIND SHEAR.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND UP-ELEVATOR, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND STRUCK THE GROUND AT ABOUT 60 KNOTS, AND 50 FEET SHORT OF THE AIRSTRIP. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE SURFACE AND THE AIRPLANE SPUN ABOUT 60 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA97LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA113), May 18, 1997: Cessna 207 (N7405), Roche Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate remedial action upon encountering a downdraft on final approach. The downdraft was a factor.

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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