# Incident 20120901018539I: Cessna 172E, Copalis, WA, September 1, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2012, 16:35 local time
- Place: Copalis, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N99TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99TS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901018539I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO LAND ON THE BEACH. PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES TO "CLEAR" THE BEACH. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT SAND WHILE ON ROLL OUT. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG IN AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SAND BENDING THE BLADES.

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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