# NTSB SEA81FA024: Cessna 172M, N80849, Roche Harbor, WA, March 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1981
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA · ROCHE HARBOR, WA
- Location: 48.6074° N, 123.1306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roche Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6074&lon=-123.1306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0229  81/3/13    ROCHE HARBOR,WA     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 110
        TIME - 1530                    N80849              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHE HARBOR ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST SOUND,WA               ROCHE HARBOR,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80849](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80849-2011-02-24), registration cancelled 2011-02-24, S/N 17266772, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roche Harbor Arpt

## 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 19810313010629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313010629A), Mar 13, 1981: Cessna 172M, Roche Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Failed to recover. Came down hard on nose wheel, collapsing same.

## Other investigations on N80849 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX08CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA234), Jul 20, 2008: Cessna 172M (N80849), Leavenworth, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to attain a sufficient airspeed to continue the takeoff. A contributing factor was the high density altitude and short runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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