- Date
- July 29, 1982, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Roche Harbor, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9528GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820729047239A
- Case key
- 72405
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot flew to a private airstrip that was open to grazing animals. During arrival, he made a low pass to check that the runway was clear of animals and other obstructions. He then circled to land. During final approach, he noticed sheep coming onto the runway. At about that time, a throttle reduction was made and the plane touched down short of the threshold on a 10 dege upslope. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid about 50 ft then nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9528G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273630
- Airframe hours
- 960
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Enterprizes, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aviation Enterprizes, Inc.
- Departed
- 951 · Roche Harbor, WA
- Destination
- John'S Island, WA
- Airport
- 12 · John'S Island, runway 36, 1,250 × 75 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 109 total · 28 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.