# Accident 20020613015269A: Cessna 172K, Clarkston, WA, June 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2002, 12:50 local time
- Place: Clarkston, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3883° N, 117.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3883&lon=-117.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84840, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84840) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020613015269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) POPE FIELD IS A PRIVATE STRIP WITH A NORTH SOUTH RUNWAY. WITH A ROAD THAT PARALLELS THE RUNWAY ON THE EAST SIDE, WITH A HIGH BANK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ROAD HAD BEEN GRADED AND HAD GRADER BERMS ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST TIME LANDING AT THIS STRIP. HE DID CALL AND ASK FOR ADVICE AND STATED HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY LANDED ON THE ROAD. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT STATED THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL HIT THE BERM TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM THE BANK ON THE LEFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. WITNESS REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT STRUCK BANK WITH LEFT WING, WHICH TURNED AIRCRAFT INTO BANK AND DITCH, AND BERM WAS NOT A FACTOR. LANDING SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE ON LANDING SURFACE INSTEAD OF ROADWAY. SEE ATTACHED SHEETS.

## 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 SEA02LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA099), Jun 13, 2002: Cessna 172K (N84840), Clarkston, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during taxi along the gravel landing site after having landed off the designated runway. A contributing factor was the embankment which the…

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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