# Accident 20010519011199A: Cessna 172, Rogersburg, WA, May 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rogersburg, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1903° N, 117.1293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1903&lon=-117.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4053F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4053F-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010519011199A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING AN APPROACH TO A LANDING AT A UNIMPROVED MOUNTAIN LANDING STRIP AT THE CONFLUENCE OF TWO DEEP-GORGE RIVERS. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS EXISTED, HOWEVER, A REPORT BY THE WASHINGTON PILOTS ASSOCIATION ADVISED OF WINDS CONVERGING FROM THE RIVER GORGES AND CAUSING A COMBINATION OF HEAD, TAIL, AND CROSSWINDS, ALL AT THE SAME TIME.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, AT APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET ABOVE TOUCHDOWN, THE WIND CHANGED DIRECTION TO A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND.  THAT AIRCRAFT UAWED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING, HOWEVER INSUFFIECIENT AIRSPEED EXISTED.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, RIGHT WING LOW.  THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE SURFACE AND COLLAPSED.  THE RIGHT WING THEN CONTACTED THE SURFACE AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER RIGHT.  THE CENTRIFIGUAL FORCE FROM THE RIGHT TURN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT TO SHIFT FROM THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND ULTIMATELY TO THE LEFT WING.  THE AIRPLANE SLID ABOUT 40 FEET TO A STOP.  THE ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 SEA01LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA098), May 19, 2001: Cessna 172 (N4053F), Rogersburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach for landing. A tailwind was a factor.

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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