# Accident 20100805047329A: Cessna 172M, Roche Harbor, WA, August 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2010, 17:00 local time
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA
- Airport: Roche Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6122° N, 123.1386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6122&lon=-123.1386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9730H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9730H-2011-01-10) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,100 total, 750 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100805047329A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KNUW ON AUG 5, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 LCL UNDER VFR CONDITIONS FOR A  LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS.  AFTER 30-45 MINUTES, THE FLIGHT LANDED AT WA09 (ROCHE HARBOR, WA) AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00, THE PILOT BOARDED THE TWO PASSENGERS AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 7 AT WA09 FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO KNUW  THE PILOT SELECTED WING FLAPS TO "10 OR 15" DEGREES FOR THE SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 7.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLEAR A TREE-LINE THAT EXTENDED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR10FA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA384), Aug 6, 2010: Cessna 172 (N9730H), Roche Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain an adequate climb airspeed due to his use of flaps for takeoff, and his selection of a runway, which resulted in an uphill, and possibly downwind, takeoff and subsequent…

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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