# Accident 20180912013449A: Cessna 172S, Roche Harbor, WA, September 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2018, 08:10 local time
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA
- Airport: Roche Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IQJA
- Location: 48.6122° N, 123.1386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6122&lon=-123.1386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24ME-2019-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,426 total, 800 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180912013449A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT SEAT RAIL ADJUSTMENT WAS NOT IN THE LOCK POSITION. ON DEPARTURE ROLL, THE PILOT SEAT SLID ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE MOST AFT LIMIT KEEPING THE PILOT FROM REACHING THE THROTTLE AND THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF BEFORE ROTATION SPEED, ROLLED TO THE LEFT, ENDED UP HITTING THE GROUND AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR18LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA259), Sep 12, 2018: Cessna 172 (N24ME), Roche Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure his seat position prior to takeoff, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and subsequent hard landing.

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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