# Accident 20010512008589A: Cessna 172P, Grants Pass, OR, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 13:01 local time
- Place: Grants Pass, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 42.5299° N, 123.3399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5299&lon=-123.3399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62961, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62961-2002-12-02) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512008589A

## Narrative

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

(.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

## 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 SEA01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA092), May 12, 2001: Cessna 172P (N62961), Grants Pass, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure or inability to maintain proper runway alignment during landing. Factors included gusty crosswind conditions and the pilot's lack of experience in crosswind landings.

## Other reports on N62961 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880617071109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617071109A), Jun 17, 1988: Cessna 172P (N62961), Cayuse Creek, ID, Destroyed. Long touchdown on short forestry strip. Tried to go around but mushed into trees on climbout. Thunderstorms in area

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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