# Accident 20160208000999A: Cessna 175A, Gold Beach, OR, February 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2016, 10:44 local time
- Place: Gold Beach, OR
- Airport: Gold Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4153° N, 124.4250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4153&lon=-124.4250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6951E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6951E-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,299 total, 22 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160208000999A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO LANDING (4S1) THE AIRCRAFT'S ALTITUDE WAS LOW ENOUGH FOR THE NOSE WHEEL TO STRIKE A FENCE FOUR FEET HIGH AND 300 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 16.  THE PILOT STATED A DOWN DRAFT CAUSED HIM TO STIKE THE FENCE.  THE NOSE GEAR CASTING BROKE OFF THE ASSEMBLY  AFTER LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, CAUSING  DAMAGE TO VERTICAL FIN,  FUSELAGE AND WINGS.

## 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 GAA16CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA122), Feb 8, 2016: Cessna 175 (N6951E), Gold Beach, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an approach angle of descent to avoid obstacles, resulting in the airplane striking the airport perimeter fence.

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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