- Date
- September 18, 1992, 13:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Leavenworth, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62036Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920918037799A
- Case key
- 42901
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Probable cause
The premature lift off by the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were the soft, rough turf airstrip and the high obstructions at the 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
The pilot initiated a takeoff on a soft, rough, turf airstrip, and the acft lifted off near midfield at a slow airspeed in a steep nose up attitude. The acft climbed to 50 to 60 ft. AGL, leveled off, and rotated into a steep nose up attitude near the end of the strip. The acft descended into trees at the end of the strip in a wings level, nose up attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62036
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Puget Sound Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Puget Sound Helicopters, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- WA32 · Leavenworth, WA
- Destination
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Airport
- WA32 · Lake Wenatchee State, runway 27, 2,500 × 250 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
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 470 total · 75 in this make and model · 395 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAT, 33 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.