SEA78DYE40

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Eatonville, WA · September 29, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1978
Place
Eatonville, WA · EATONVILLE, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N70405Cessna 172M
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780929028989A
Case key
139001

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2643  78/9/29    EATONVILLE,WA       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N70405              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 913 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            275 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SWANSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPANAWAY,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N70405
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Swanson

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.