# Accident 20030324004809A: Cessna 172G, Packwood, WA, March 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Packwood, WA
- Airport: Packwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 121.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-121.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4150L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4150L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030324004809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKE-OFF FROM PACKWOOD AIRPORT, PILOT FELT THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT SOUND RIGHT, AND LANDED AIRCRAFT PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA03LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA049), Mar 24, 2003: Cessna 172G (N4150L), Packwood, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons during the initial climb after takeoff. Loose gravel/sandy was a factor during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N4150L (1)

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

- [Incident 19800820066319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820066319I), Aug 20, 1980: Cessna 172 (N4150L), Packwood, WA, Minor damage. Pilot making night landing at unlighted airport. Struck wires at departure end on go around, next try successful.

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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