- Date
- July 31, 1984, 10:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Palouse, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N731YZCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840731036679A
- Case key
- 39979
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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.
Undershoot
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Proper touchdown point - misjudgedCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
PIC stated he landed in S0FT dirt short of the 1600 ft ag strip. The acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731YZ
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803274T
- Airframe hours
- 1,955
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Dale E. Schoepflin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 15, 1984 · 55 hours before
- Airport
- None
N731YZRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2014 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 350 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N731YZ · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA04LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalouse, WAThe pilot's decision to takeoff downwind resulting in his inability to achieve a positive climb rate and an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors contributing to the accident included the rising terrain and the tailwind condition.NTSB SEA91LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalouse, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment.