# Accident 19990911047689A: Cessna 172M, Tahola, WA, September 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tahola, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3100° N, 124.2194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3100&lon=-124.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8995V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8995V-2012-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911047689A

## Narrative

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

(.4) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A RECENTLY CLEARED ROADWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. WHEN IT TOUCHED BACK DOWN, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE PILOT'S DIRECTIONAL CONTROL INPUTS WERE NOT ADEQUATE TO KEEP THE RIGHT WING FROM COMING IN CONTACT WITH TREES THAT WERE GROWING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD NEAR HIS CONSTRUCTION SITE. WING HIT SOME BRUSH AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. PILOT WAS ONLY OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA99LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA160), Sep 11, 1999: Cessna 172M (N8995V), Tahola, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate directional control and his failure to maintain clearance from trees along the side of the landing area. Factors include a landing area surrounded by tall trees.

## Other reports on N8995V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790619011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619011249A), Jun 19, 1979: Cessna 150 (N8995V), Greeley, CO. Failed to assure mags off while other party hand propped airplane. Engine started,prop hit proppers arm.

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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