# Accident 20051020024739A: Cessna 172, Glenedon, OR, October 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2005, 20:00 local time
- Place: Glenedon, OR
- Airport: Siletz Bay State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8667° N, 124.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8667&lon=-124.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6000A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6000A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051020024739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ ALLOWED HIS AIRCRAFT (N6000A) TO DESCEND TO AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE IN THE VICINITY OF THE GLENENDEN BEACH AIRPORT WHERE HE STRUCK A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. THIS IMPACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS FLIGHT WAS AT NIGHT WITH A PASSENGER ABOARD.

## 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 SEA06LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA012), Oct 21, 2005: Cessna 172 (N6000A), Gleneden Beach, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects while maneuvering over the airport environment. Dark night conditions, trees, and ground fog were factors.

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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