- Date
- April 13, 1984, 19:35 local (Apr 14, 1984, 03:35 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisburg, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N734JWCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840413014149A
- Case key
- 39894
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that after the sun had set, a haze formed near the ground. He used visual references to align the acft with the private rwy at dusk. As he approached, he saw what he thought was hedge on the edge of the arpt & then made a soft field landing. After landing, he saw the hedge ahead. He pulled back on the controls & applied brakes, then the acft nosed over on soft terrain, short of the rwy. The plt stated that diffusion of the acft landing lights by haze reduced his forward visibility.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734JW
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268899
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald J. Coulter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Daniels Field, runway 34, 1,800 × 60 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 707 total · 54 in this make and model · 151 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.