# NTSB GAA16CA122: Cessna 175, N6951E, Gold Beach, OR, February 8, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 8, 2016, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Gold Beach, OR - Coordinates: 42.415279, -124.425003 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4153&lon=-124.4250&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 3, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 92695 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA122 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92695/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92695 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA122 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain an approach angle of descent to avoid obstacles, resulting in the airplane striking the airport perimeter fence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) - [Approach: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, during approach, the airplane encountered a wind gust and the landing gear struck the top of the airport's perimeter fence. The airplane flipped over and slid to a stop. According to the airport facility directory the fence was in excess of 200 feet from the approach end of the runway which was 3,237 feet in length. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the rudder and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation. There weren't any wind reporting facilities at the airport. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, during approach, the airplane encountered a wind gust and the landing gear struck the top of the airport's perimeter fence. The airplane flipped over and slid to a stop. According to the airport facility directory the fence was in excess of 200 feet from the approach end of the runway which was 3,237 feet in length. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the rudder and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation. There weren't any wind reporting facilities at the airport. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6951E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6951E-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 56451, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 175 (A) - Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 56451 - Year built: 1960 - Airframe hours: 2005.47 - Engines: Continental Motor Company GO-300 175 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Daniel R. Harrison - Registered owner: Daniel R. Harrison - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 20, 2016 - Departed: CEC, CRESCENT CITY, CA - Destination: 4S1, Gold Beach, OR - Airport: 4S1, Gold Beach Muni, runway 16, 3,237 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 16, 2015; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,304 total, 18.7 in this make and model, 1,304 as pilot in command, 7.6 in the last 90 days, 3.9 in the last 30 days, 1.5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: KBOK, 22 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20160208000999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160208000999A), Feb 8, 2016: Cessna 175A, Gold Beach, OR, Substantial damage. On approach to landing (4S1) the aircraft's altitude was low enough for the nose wheel to strike a fence four feet high and 300 feet from the threshold of… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 14, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92695. 3.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438902&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photos (item 2, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438903&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.