# Accident 20211114019519A: Cessna 172, Stanley, ID, November 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2021, 13:30 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Airport: Thomas Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7233° N, 115.0040° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7233&lon=-115.0040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8509B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8509B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 118 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211114019519A

## Narrative

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

ORIGINAL TRICYCLE GEARED AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN ALTERED/CONVERTED TO CONVENTIONAL GEAR. PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DEPARTED THOMAS CREEK (2U8) RUNWAY 03 TO THE NORTH/NORTHEAST. PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND GUST AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AS EXPECTED AND SETTLED TOWARD THE GROUND REQUIRING A "FORCED LANDING" TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY ON A FLAT SPOT (RIVER BAR) ACROSS THE RIVER. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR LEGS AND THE TAILWHEEL SPRING WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING IMPACT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER COWLING AND FIREWALL AREAS, LEFT WING FROM WING STRUT OUTBOARD AND RIGHT WING TIP. PIC AND SINGLE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURY.

## 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 WPR22LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA037), Nov 14, 2021: Cessna 172 (N8509B), Stanley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain sufficient airspeed for the airplane to climb with a tailwind.

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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