# Accident 20060804029959A: Cessna 172M, Gasquet, CA, August 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2006, 12:15 local time
- Place: Gasquet, CA
- Airport: Ward Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8456° N, 123.9844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8456&lon=-123.9844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5262R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5262R-2006-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 320 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060804029959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT (WITH TWO PERSONS ON BOARD) TOOK OFF FROM CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT, DESTINATION: GASQUET AIRPORT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT GASQUET AIRPORT. DURING THE APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND PILOT TRIED TO GO AROUND. DURING THIS ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR CLIPPED A TREE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND. MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 LAX06CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA253), Aug 4, 2006: Cessna 172M (N5262R), Gasquet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of a runway favoring tailwind conditions, his delayed decision to go around, and his failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the aborted landing. Contributing…

## Other reports on N5262R (1)

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

- [Incident 20050812019449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050812019449I), Aug 12, 2005: Cessna 172M (N5262R), Stehekin, WA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot over flew the airport and received a wind report from another pilot. During his approach he noticed he was landing slightly down wind on a down…

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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