# NTSB SEA82DA156: Cessna 172N, N1295F, Cle Elum, WA, September 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 5, 1982, 15:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place: Cle Elum, WA
- Coordinates: 47.199653, -120.899169 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1997&lon=-120.8992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA156
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70268/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA156

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ELECTED TO GET ADDITIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY AND MOUNTAIN FLYING TIME, SO SHE ELECTED TO FLY TO CLE ELUM, WA. UPON ARRIVAL, SHE FLEW OVER AND OBSERVED THE WIND SOCK TO BE LIMP. WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25, SHE DECIDED SHE WAS TOO LOW AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. SHE REPORTED ADDING FULL POWER, RAISING THE FLAPS AND ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OVER TREES. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, SHE HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN. SHE REPORTED LOWERING THE NOSE; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE ABOUT SIX MONTHS EARLIER. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HER FIRST LANDING AT CLE ELUM.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1295F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1295F-1983-09-14), registration cancelled 1983-09-14, S/N 17272989 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272989
- Airframe hours: 727
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Wings Aldft
- Registered owner: Wings Aldft
- Departed: BFI, SEATTLE, WA
- Destination: EAST HADDAM, CT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: S93, Ele Elum Municipal, runway 25, 2,452 × 25 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 135 total, 29 in this make and model, 76 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Temperature: 147 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SMP, 20 nm away

## 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 19820905043779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905043779A), Sep 5, 1982: Cessna 172N, Cle Elum, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost sight of runway turning base to final, aircraft stalled into trees during attempted go-around.

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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