# NTSB SEA83LA075: Cessna 172 PII, N52807, Snohomish, WA, April 5, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 5, 1983, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Coordinates: 47.94001, -122.000724 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9400&lon=-122.0007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39674/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA075

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED HE MISJUDGED THE APPROACH TO LAND AND LANDED ON THE LAST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY. BRAKES WERE APPLIED DURING LANDING ROLL BUT THE ACFT ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A DITCH WITH THE NOSEWHEEL AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52807](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52807-2009-07-28), registration cancelled 2009-07-28, S/N 17274611, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 PII
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274611
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Boeing Employees Flying Club
- Registered owner: Lawrence E.Day
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BFI, SEATTLE, WA
- Destination: S43, SNOHOMISH, WA
- Airport: S43, Harvey, runway 32, 2,660 × 38 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BFI, 28 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 19830405014509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830405014509A), Apr 5, 1983: Cessna 172P, Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed airplane on last third of runway and rolled off the end, struck a ditch and flipped inverted.

## Other investigations on N52807 (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX08CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA163), Jun 4, 2008: Cessna 172P (N52807), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB SEA94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA083), Mar 11, 1994: Cessna 172 (N52807), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT'S IMPROPER FLARE FOR LANDING AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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