- Date
- May 4, 1989, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lynden, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6064RCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890504010789A
- Case key
- 41004
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Probable cause
The pilot delayed in aborting the landing and failed obtain or maintain sufficient airspeed to keep the aircraft from mushing after lift-off. Factors related to the accident were: obstructions near the approach end of the runway, failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown point, and the tree and fence near the departure end of the runway.
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.
Analysis
On final apch to land, the plt stayed high to avoid trees & wires & the acft touched down long. After applying brakes, the plt attempted to go around, but the acft would not climb. Subsequently, it mushed into a small tree, then hit a fence & was damaged. The plt reported that he 'ran out of runway - runway too short.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6064R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17253733
- Airframe hours
- 4,794
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel B. Hartley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1989 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Airport
- WA33 · Lynden, runway 25, 2,400 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 812 total · 254 in this make and model · 682 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 45 °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 N6064R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.