- Date
- April 14, 1984, 13:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- West Sound, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12811Cessna C-172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840414046659A
- Case key
- 39896
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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.
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Visual/aural perceptionCause
Analysis
The acft nosed over during landing after the occupants had misidentified the landing area in a farmers field. During roll-out in the soft soil the landing gear bogged down and the acft flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12811
- Reported as
- Cessna C-172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17262281
- Airframe hours
- 2,497
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pilot'S Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 26, 1984
- Departed
- S31 · Lopez Island, WA
- Airport
- 172 · Private, runway 2, 2,500 × 20 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 239 total · 239 in this make and model · 193 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.