# Accident 20030712013989A: Cessna 172H, Metaline Falls, WA, July 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Metaline Falls, WA
- Airport: Sullivan Lake State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8439° N, 117.2839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8439&lon=-117.2839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2805L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2805L-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 180 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030712013989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ASSESS THE WIND CONDITIONS PRIOR TO LANDING, AND THUS LANDED DOWNWIND, WITH A SIGNIFICANT TAILWIND, ON A SHORT, UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIP. AIRMAN TOUCHED DOWN WELL PAST MID FIELD, APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING JUST BEFORE GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA03LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA136), Jul 12, 2003: Cessna 172H (N2805L), Sullivan Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's downwind landing. A contributing factor was the tailwind condition.

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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