# Accident 20180514014999A: Cessna 172G, Nooksack, WA, May 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2018, 13:50 local time
- Place: Nooksack, WA
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8833° N, 122.2836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8833&lon=-122.2836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4144L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4144L-2018-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 63 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180514014999A

## Narrative

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

PIC MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON HIS PRIVATE STRIP NEXT TO HIS RESIDENCE.  ON THE FINAL ATTEMPT, HE WAS TOO LOW TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE EAST END OF THE FIELD.  HIS AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND ENDED UP IN THOSE TREES.

## 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 GAA18CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA280), May 14, 2018: Cessna 172 (N4144L), Nooksack, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper approach in tailwind conditions, which resulted in long landing and subsequent runway overrun.

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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