- Date
- October 28, 1992, 16:55 local (Oct 29, 1992, 00:55 UTC)
- Place
- Lind, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N62731Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921028044369A
- Case key
- 42955
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Probable cause
The aircraft encountered rough terrain during the landing roll after the pilot elected to perform a precautionary landing in an open field, due to deteriorating weather.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot received a weather briefing for a VFR flight and then departed for his destination. Approximately mid flight he encountered fog, low ceilings, clouds, and generally deteriorating weather conditions and attempted to divert to an alternate airport. As the weather continued to deteriorate, and dusk light conditions began to persist, the pilot chose to execute a precautionary landing in a wheat field. During the landing rollout the aircraft's nose and right wheels encountered ruts and the aircraft momentarily impacted its nose and right wingtip before coming to rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62731
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-75330
- Airframe hours
- 3,787
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Felts Field Aviation
- Registered owner
- Felts Field Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 2000 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- S22 · Hermiston, OR
- Destination
- SFF · Spokane, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 75 total · 14 in this make and model · 49 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MWH, 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.
Other investigations on N62731 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.