- Date
- April 22, 1992, 16:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Shaw Island, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N64156Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920422010629A
- Case key
- 41575
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Probable cause
A delayed go-around, and procedures not being followed. Factors include a lack of total experience in this type of operation, trees near the runway, and an uphill runway slope.
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
The chartered Cessna 172 impacted a stand of old-growth timber while attempting a go-around at a private, restricted airport. The runway, which has a steep upslope to the north, is surrounded by a dense old-growth forest. The aircraft, which was found with the flaps in the 30 to 40 degree range, and the carburetor heat in the on (hot) position, was attempting the go-around to the north. A witness reported that during the go-around attempt, the aircraft appeared to be producing full power, and the flaps appeared to be in the full down position. The passenger reported that the pilot started the go-around 'well down the runway.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64156
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265051
- Airframe hours
- 8,142
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Flying School Of The Cascades, doing business as Cascade Flying School
- Registered owner
- Flying School Of The Cascades
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 17, 1992 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- BLI · Bellingham, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Shaw Island Airport, runway 36, 1,800 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 528 total · 428 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 48 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N64156 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.