# Accident 20130814014779A: Cessna 172H, Metaline Falls, WA, August 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Metaline Falls, WA
- Airport: Sullivan Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8378° N, 117.2836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8378&lon=-117.2836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8160L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8160L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 614 total, 600 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130814014779A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN TAXIES AIRCRAFT FOR DEPARTURE (AT UNIMPROVED AIRPORT), AND IN SO DOING TRIES TO AVOID VERTICAL STANDING RUNWAY EDGE MARKERS, HOLES IN THE RUNWAY, AND A WINDSOCK POLE, ALL IN SAME AREA.  IN AN EFFORT TO REMAIN CLEAR OF ALL THE OBSTACLES AND HOLES IN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRMAN INADVERTENTLY STRIKES THE WINDSOCK POLE WITH THE AIRCRAFT WING, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR13CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA371), Aug 14, 2013: Cessna 172H (N8160L), Metaline Falls, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a windsock pole while taxiing.

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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