# Accident 20110408006069A: Cessna 172R, Othello, WA, April 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2011, 17:02 local time
- Place: Othello, WA
- Airport: Othello Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7947° N, 119.0797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7947&lon=-119.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N423ES-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 15 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110408006069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PLANNED HIS FLIGHT FROM RICHLAND, WA. (RLD) TO OTHELLO WA. (S70) AND RETURN.  UPON ARRIVAL AT (S70) PILOT FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT AND OBSERVED THE AIRPORT CONDITIONS AND WINDSOCK. HE ESTIMATED WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 5 KNOTS. PILOT ENTERED A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 25. ON FINAL PILOT NOTED THE WINDSOCK WAS WHIPPING AROUND INDICATING INCREASED WINDS AND INTERMEDIATE GUSTS. HE STATED HE CORRECTED USING AILERONS TO STOP HIS DRIFT SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. AS HE TRIED TO TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BOUNCE AROUND. WHEN HE FINALLY TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED LEFT (SOUTH) OFF THE ASPHALT, AND MISSING A RUNWAY LIGHT. HE THEN ENTERED SOME GRAVEL PULLING THE AIRCRAFT EVEN MORE LEFT CONTINUING DOWN A DROP OFF TOWARD A PLOWED FIELD. HE CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD TOWARD THE PLOWED FIELD THINKING HE COULD ROLLOUT THERE, HOWEVER, ABOUT 15-20 FEET INTO THE FIELD THE WHEELS DUG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. AS HE HUNG UPSIDE DOWN, HE TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND WAS ABLE TO UNLATCH HIS SEAT BELT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS HEAD. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 WPR11CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA194), Apr 8, 2011: Cessna 172R (N423ES), Othello, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional during the landing roll.

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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