# Accident 20050409005109A: Cessna 172I, Yamhill, OR, April 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Airport: Flying M Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3605° N, 123.3553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3605&lon=-123.3553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8400L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8400L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409005109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N8400L CRASHED ON LANDING AT THE FLYING M RANCH AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, ATTEMPTED TO LAND EAST ON THE RUNWAY BUT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT'S STABILIZER STRUCK A FENCE POST, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROL FLIGHT. N8400L CAME TO REST IN A CULVERT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.

## 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 SEA05CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA080), Apr 9, 2005: Cessna 172 (N8400L), Yamhill, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach for landing. A crosswind, a fence post and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition were contributing…

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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