- Date
- August 20, 1987, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kelso, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CGHKYCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40681
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Flare - misjudgedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Loss of control - in flight
Aborted landing - delayedCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall/mush - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated that during touchdown a hard bounced landing occurred. He then elected to execute a go-around and inadvertantly entered into a departure stall. The acft struck the ground in a right wing down, nose low attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGHKY
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274570
- Airframe hours
- 1,586
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Victoria Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- YYJ · Victoria
- Destination
- KLS · Kelso, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KLS · Kelso Longview, runway 29, 4,370 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 68 total · 68 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg