SEA84LA161

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Moscow, ID · July 4, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 4, 1984, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Moscow, ID
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7364ACessna 172
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840704029759A
Case key
39962

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of recent experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor

Analysis

The acft ran off the rwy into tall wet weeds during a landing on a private agricultural airstrip. The plt said a x-wind caused the swerve. A weather reporting station 6 NM away reported the wind as 7 KTS with no gusts. The plt landed to thenorth and the reported wind was from 160 degrees.

Aircraft

Registration
N7364A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Serial number
29464
Airframe hours
2,860
Engine
Continental IO-360-IA, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Albert Thompson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · December 5, 1983
Departed
BKE · Baker, OR
Destination
NONE · Moscow, ID
Airport
None

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
51
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,200 total · 30 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
160° at 7 knots
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
90 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
PUW, 6 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.