# Accident 20020926028689A: Cessna R172K, Shawisland, WA, September 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2002, 13:45 local time
- Place: Shawisland, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5758° N, 122.9747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5758&lon=-122.9747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736PJ-2006-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020926028689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS NEARING TOUCHDOWN AT SHAW ISLAND AIRPORT. AS HE DESCENDED BELOW TREE LEVEL A STRONG WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRPLANE TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP. PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL POWER BUT COLLIDED WITH THE TREE TOPS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE FLAPS ON THE AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND TO BE IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION AND THE THROTTLE, PROP AND MIXTURE CONTROLS FULL FORWARD. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE "BOTH" POSITION. NO ENGINE POWER PROBLEM WAS REPORTED.

## 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 SEA02LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA181), Sep 26, 2002: Cessna R172K (N736PJ), Shaw Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for ambient wind conditions. Factors include the pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude, gusting crosswinds, and trees growing near the edge of 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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