- Date
- July 7, 1984, 15:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Roache Harbor, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8078ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840707073219A
- Case key
- 39967
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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.
Hard landing
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedFactor
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Object - fenceFactor
Analysis
The acft bounced and drifted during a landing in a gusty x-wind. The plt tried applying power and reducing flaps but ended up off the rwy in a ditch and fence. His total time in this model acft was 3 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8078E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12772134
- Airframe hours
- 1,230
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Snohomish Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 8, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- S43 · Snohomish, WA
- Destination
- 9S1 · Roache Harbor, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 9S1 · Roche Harbor, runway 27, 4,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 66 total · 3 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.