# Accident 20130628010819A: Cessna 172N, Trout Lake, WA, June 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2013, 09:50 local time
- Place: Trout Lake, WA
- Airport: Trout Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0006° N, 121.5247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0006&lon=-121.5247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75542, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75542-2014-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628010819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF USING A 1100' ROUGH GRASS STRIP (WA66) WITH THREE PASSENGERS, 44 GALLONS OF FUEL AND OAT OF 75 DEG F.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER WITH BRAKES APPLIED, SELECTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS , OBSERVED ABOUT 2600 RPM AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE HAD THE CONTROL WHEEL COMPLETELY EXTENDED, HALF WAY DOWN THE RUN WAY THE AIRSPEED INDICATED 40 KNOTS, AND AT THE 45 KNOT MARK, HE PULLED THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED SLIGHTLY, STRUCK A 4' WIRE FENCE, IRRIGATION PIPE, DRAINAGE DITCH AND TREES. FOLLOWING TREE IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT PASSING OVER THE DRAINAGE DITCH, THE LANDING GEAR HIT AND SEVERED ANOTHER IRRIGATION PIPE ADJACENT TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON ALL 3 WHEELS COMING TO REST ABOUT 40 FEET FROM THE DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE BASE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNAIDED AND UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR13LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA299), Jun 28, 2013: Cessna 172 - N (N75542), Trout Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during takeoff from a soft field and to abort the landing when the airplane reached the runway’s midpoint at a low airspeed.

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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