# Accident 20211017018079A: Cessna 172N, Laurier, WA, October 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2021, 15:55 local time
- Place: Laurier, WA
- Airport: Avey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9984° N, 118.2226° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9984&lon=-118.2226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N832DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N832DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211017018079A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 17, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1555 LOCAL TIME. A CFI AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING SHORT/SOFT FIELD LANDINGS AT AVEY FIELD (69S). THERE WERE THREE LANDING ATTEMPTS. THE FIRST TWO WERE ATTEMPTED BY CFI, AND BOTH RESULTED IN A GO-AROUND. THE CONTROLS HAD BEEN PASSED TO THE STUDENT ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT WHICH RESULTED IN THE RUNWAY OVERRUN, POSSIBILY DUE TO SHIFTING WINDS.

## 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 WPR22LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA013), Oct 17, 2021: Cessna 172N (N832DC), Laurier, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to prevent the airplane from landing long which, resulted in a runway overrun and collision with terrain.

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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