# NTSB SEA00LA125: Cessna 172I, N35359, Sandy, OR, July 6, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 6, 2000, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC) - Place: Sandy, OR - Coordinates: 45.379245, -122.230972 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3792&lon=-122.2310&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49628 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00LA125 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49628/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA125 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing, and his failure to go around from the improperly executed approach. Factors included the pilot's failure to attain the proper glidepath on the approach, a short landing runway, and vegetation off the end of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing ## Analysis The pilot reported that on final, he was higher than necessary. He subsequently touched down at the center of the field (the turf runway is 2,115 feet long.) He stated that he 'should have gone around but by the time I realized I wasn't going to make a successful landing it was [too] late.' The aircraft went off the end of the runway into soft dirt and blackberry vines. The pilot stated that he 'thought there was a pile of brush so [I] pushed the left rudder and ground looped rather than hit head on the brush.' The pilot indicated on his NTSB accident report that no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved in the accident. ## Factual narrative On July 6, 2000, approximately 1515 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172I, N35359, was substantially damaged in a runway overrun during landing on runway 26 at Sandy River Airport, Sandy, Oregon. The private pilot-in-command and a pilot-rated passenger were uninjured in the accident. The 14 CFR 91 personal flight had departed Grove Field, Camas, Washington approximately 1500. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight. The pilot reported that on final, he was higher than necessary. He stated that he lowered full flaps, and that his airspeed was "65" (he did not specify knots or MPH.) He stated that he touched down at the center of the field and "thought the landing okay", and that he "should have gone around but by the time I realized I wasn't going to make a successful landing it was [too] late." The aircraft went off the end of the runway into soft dirt and blackberry vines. The pilot stated that he "thought there was a pile of brush so [I] pushed the left rudder and ground looped rather than hit head on the brush." The pilot indicated on his NTSB accident report that no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved in the accident. According to the U.S. Government Airport/Facility Directory, Sandy River Airport runway 26 is an unmarked turf runway, 2,115 feet long and 100 feet wide. The airport elevation is 704 feet above sea level. Winds at Troutdale, Oregon, were reported as being from 270 degrees true at 7 knots at 1453, and from 300 degrees true at 7 knots at 1553. The pilot reported that winds were calm at Sandy River Airport at the time of the accident, and that the runway was dry and in good condition. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N35359](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35359-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 17256733, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172I - Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17256733 - Airframe hours: 6320 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Paul L. Runyan - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 9, 1999 - Departed: WA10, CAMAS, WA - Destination: 03S - Airport: 03S, Sandy River, runway 26, 2,115 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,745 total, 155 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F ## 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 20000706009429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000706009429A), Jul 6, 2000: Cessna 172I, Sandy, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed the aircraft long with too much airspeed, and bounced. Pilot did not initiate go-around procedure. The aircraft contacted blackberry bushes… 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.