SEA79DYE32

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Ocean Shores, WA · July 17, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1979
Place
Ocean Shores, WA · OCEAN SHORES, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1169UCessna 172M
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790717015719A
Case key
135626

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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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3-1166  79/7/17    OCEAN SHORES,WA     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1240                    N1169U              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 50, 634 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            293 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN SHORES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN SHORES,WA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT SEMI TRAILER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1169U
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ocean Shores

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1169U · 1

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