What happened
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(.19)On may 12, 2001, approximately 1301 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N62961, operated by friendly air service of eugene, Oregon, and being flown by a newly-certificated private pilot (who had received his private pilot certificate on may 4, 2001) on a 14 CFR 91 personal flight, was substantially damaged when it ran off runway 12 and struck trees during landing at the Grants Pass, Oregon, airport. The pilot and two passengers received minor injuries in the accident. Visual meteorological conditions were reported at the sexton summit, Oregon, automated surface observation system (ASOS) (approximately 5 1/2 nautical miles north of the Grants Pass airport) at 1256, and no flight plan was filed for the accident flight. According to the U.S. Government airport/facility directory (a/fd), Grants Pass runway 12 is a 3,999-foot by 75-foot asphalt runway, which slopes up at 0.8% to the southeast. The a/fd indicates that the runway has trees as obstructions at both ends. The airport elevation is 1,126 feet above sea level. The airport is serviced by a UNICOM radio frequency. The sexton summit ASOS, located on a mountain peak at an elevation of 3,829 feet above sea level, transmits o bservations on VHF radio at a frequency of 135.225 megahertz (mhz). The sexton summit ASOS facility location and VHF radio frequency are depicted on the klamath falls sectional aeronautical chart and are also listed in the a/fd, although the a/fd entry for the Grants Pass airport does not cross-reference the sexton summit ASOS as a weather data source. At 1256, the sexton summit ASOS reported the following conditions: winds from 180 degrees true at 13 knots, gusting to 19 knots; wind direction variable between 140 degrees true and 200 degrees true; clear skies; and 10 miles visibility. (-23)SEA01LA092
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 12, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1301 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N62961, OPERATED BY FRIENDLY AIR SERVICE OF EUGENE, OREGON, AND BEING FLOWN BY A NEWLY-CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT (WHO HAD RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ON MAY 4, 2001) ON A 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT RAN OFF RUNWAY 12 AND STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING AT THE GRANTS PASS, OREGON, AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT THE SEXTON SUMMIT, OREGON, AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM (ASOS) (APPROXIMATELY 5 1/2 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF THE GRANTS PASS AIRPORT) AT 1256, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY (A/FD), GRANTS PASS RUNWAY 12 IS A 3,999-FOOT BY 75-FOOT ASPHALT RUNWAY, WHICH SLOPES UP AT 0.8% TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE A/FD INDICATES THAT THE RUNWAY HAS TREES AS OBSTRUCTIONS AT BOTH ENDS. THE AIRPORT ELEVATION IS 1,126 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE AIRPORT IS SERVICED BY A UNICOM RADIO FREQUENCY. THE SEXTON SUMMIT ASOS, LOCATED ON A MOUNTAIN PEAK AT AN ELEVATION OF 3,829 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, TRANSMITS O BSERVATIONS ON VHF RADIO AT A FREQUENCY OF 135.225 MEGAHERTZ (MHZ). THE SEXTON SUMMIT ASOS FACILITY LOCATION AND VHF RADIO FREQUENCY ARE DEPICTED ON THE KLAMATH FALLS SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART AND ARE ALSO LISTED IN THE A/FD, ALTHOUGH THE A/FD ENTRY FOR THE GRANTS PASS AIRPORT DOES NOT CROSS-REFERENCE THE SEXTON SUMMIT ASOS AS A WEATHER DATA SOURCE. AT 1256, THE SEXTON SUMMIT ASOS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: WINDS FROM 180 DEGREES TRUE AT 13 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS; WIND DIRECTION VARIABLE BETWEEN 140 DEGREES TRUE AND 200 DEGREES TRUE; CLEAR SKIES; AND 10 MILES VISIBILITY. (-23)SEA01LA092
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