# Accident 20231018022409A: Cessna 172N, North Bend, WA, October 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2023, 13:15 local time
- Place: North Bend, WA
- Airport: Bandera State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3954° N, 121.5365° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3954&lon=-121.5365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734LJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734LJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231018022409A

## Narrative

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

PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT 4W0, WHICH WAS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. ON APPROACH, PIC BEGAN LANDING CHECKS AS HE  WAS IN THE LEFT DOWNWIND AND TURNED LEFT BASE FOR A NOMINAL FINAL. PIC TOUCHED DOWN APPROX MIDWAY DOWN RUNWAY THEN RETRACTED FLAPS TO 0 FOR MAXIMUM BRAKING EFFECT, AND APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING. WHILE APPLYING MAX BRAKES AND NOT SLOWING DOWN DUE TO STANDING WATER ON RUNWAY, PIC CONTEMPLATED A GO AROUND BUT DECIDED AGAINST IT DUE TO SEVERAL FACTORS SUCH AS TERRAIN AND TREES AT END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT THEN OVERAN RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED OVER THE STEEP EMBANKMENT AT THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY AT 30~KTS.THE AIRCRAFT PROP STRUCK, AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN AGAINST SOME SMALL TREES AND BUSHES.

## 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 WPR24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA022), Oct 18, 2023: Cessna 172N (N734LJ), Bandera, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land at a closed water-soaked grass runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N734LJ (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19941106040019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941106040019A), Nov 6, 1994: Cessna 172N (N734LJ), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Engine failed on local flight. Landed plowed field. Nosed over. Intake valve failed and connecting rod broke.
- [Incident 19820602036019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820602036019I), Jun 2, 1982: Cessna 172N (N734LJ), Sidney, OH. Smoke in cockpit on climb out. Diverted to near airport. Alternator failure caused panel light dimmer to overheat.
- [Incident 19791007051889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007051889I), Oct 7, 1979: Cessna 172N (N734LJ), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Pilot ballooned then landed hard. Damaged prop and wing tip. Moderate gusts.

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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