- Date
- December 20, 1986, 14:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Yamhill, OR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N739LHCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861220068709A
- Case key
- 40575
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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 - in flight
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Stall - inadvertentCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Nose gear collapsed
Nose over
Analysis
The plt was landing on a one way short narrow airstrip. He stated a gust of wind occurred just prior to touchdown. The aircraft then bounced and the plt added power. The aircraft then bounced several times and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft then nosed over inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739LH
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17270624
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Kirby
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- KLS · Kelso, WA
- Destination
- OR05 · Yamhill, OR
- Airport
- OR05 · Flying M Ranch, runway 26, 2,130 × 45 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 60 total · 8 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.