# NTSB SEA82DA132: Cessna 172M, N13359, Donnelly, ID, July 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Donnelly, ID
- Coordinates: 44.720867, -116.050415 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7209&lon=-116.0504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70492/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA132

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY WITHOUT TOUCHING DOWN BEFORE A GO-AROUND WAS STARTED. DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE AT NEAR-STALL SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED 180 DEGREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND GOING BACKWARDS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N13359 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17262697
- Airframe hours: 2462
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert Carstensen
- Registered owner: Robert Carstensen
- Departed: BOI, BOISE, ID
- Destination: SDL, SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Airport: U84, Donnelly, runway 36, 2,500 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 336 total, 160 in this make and model, 190 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °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 19820731033649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731033649A), Jul 31, 1982: Cessna 172M, Donnely, ID, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed into trees during attempted go-around from aborted landing.

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.

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