# Accident 19991113047069A: Cessna 175, Garden Valley, ID, November 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1999, 13:15 local time
- Place: Garden Valley, ID
- Airport: Garden Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0800° N, 115.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0800&lon=-115.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7164M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7164M-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113047069A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER CLEARING TREES ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SETTLE, THEN ENTERED A RAPID SINK RATE AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE, AND ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID ON ITS NOSE BEFORE COMING TO REST.  THE PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIRPLANE 'ENTERED A WIND SHEER [SIC] OR DOWN DRAFT' AFTER CLEARING THE TREES ON FINAL.  DATA ON THE AIRSTRIP OBTAINED FROM THE INTERNET AND ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAA INDICATE THAT THE AIRSTRIP (WHICH IS LOCATED IN REMOTE AND RUGGED TERRAIN) IS MAINTAINED FOR GOVERNMENT USE ONLY BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, IS RECOMMENDED FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY, AND THAT ONLY LIGHT PLANES PILOTED BY EXPERIENCED PILOTS SHOULD ATTEMPT TO USE THE AIRSTRIP.  THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, A PRIVATE PILOT, HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 193 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME (INCLUDING ABOUT 2 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL) AND DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW.  THE LANDING ATTEMPT WAS NOT DUE TO AN EMERGENCY, BUT WAS MADE (ACCORDING TO THE SECOND PILOT) 'DUE IN PART TO THE GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LIGHT FUEL LOAD.'                                                             (-23)DURING AN APPROACH AND LANDING INTO DEADWOOD RESVOIR, AN 1800 FOOT LONG USFS BACKCOUNTRY STRIP, IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH ESTIMATED LIGHT WINDS, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. THE INITIAL IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AFTER THE FIRST BOUNCE THE NOSE FEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 50 FEET AND CAME TO REST.  THE LEFT WINGTIP ALSO RECIEVED DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE A 70 KNOTS APPROACH WITH POWER UNTIL CLEARING TREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE RUNWAY USED (RUNWAY 06), IS GRAVEL WITH AN UPHILL SLOPE.  BOTH PILOTS ON BOARD HAVE LIMITED EXPERIENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                 PILOT ACTED AS PIC WITHOUT ACCOMPLISHING FLIGHT REVIEW AS REQUIRED UNDER FAR PART 61.56(C)(1).

## 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 SEA00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA022), Nov 13, 1999: Cessna 175 (N7164M), Garden Valley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper in-flight decision by the pilot-in-command to attempt a landing at a confined-area airstrip which was beyond his piloting capabilities, and his subsequent failure to take adequate…

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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