# Accident 19990614007059A: Cessna 172P, Easton, WA, June 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Easton, WA
- Airport: Easton State Airport`
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3495° N, 121.2703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3495&lon=-121.2703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62800, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62800-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990614007059A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF, AS THE ACFT REACHED 300 FEET AGL, IT BEGAN TO SETTLE BACK TO THE GROUND, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND DESCENDED, AND THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON JUNE 14, 1999, AFTER SIMULATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE EASTONSTATE AIRPORT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HARRISON ELECTED TO ALLOW A STUDENT PILOT TO PERFORM A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF TO THE WEST, TOWARDS TREES AND GENERALLY RISING TERRAIN. AT APPROX. 1-200 FT ABOVE THE GROUND, APPROX. HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND AT A CRITICALLY SLOW AIRSPEED (45KTS), THE A/C STOPPED CLIMBING. THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTOR, THE A/C STALLED 20 FT. ABOVE THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWED BY A HARD LANDING SEPARATING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND CAME TO REST INVERTED 30 YDS SHORT OF THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOTS AND THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 SEA99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA084), Jun 14, 1999: Cessna 172P (N62800), Easton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Factors include the student allowing the aircraft to climb too steeply at too low an airspeed, and the soft/rough terrain on which the aborted takeoff…

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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