# NTSB SEA95LA131: Cessna 172F, N4298C, Homedale, ID, June 27, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1995, 19:00 local (Jun 27, 1995, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Homedale, ID
- Coordinates: 43.590118, -116.939956 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5901&lon=-116.9400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA95LA131
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42175/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA131

## Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. THE DOWNDRAFT WAS A FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - distance/altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - tree(s)
  - object - fence
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND BARBED WIRE FENCE DURING THE APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Factual narrative

On June 26, 1995, approximately 1900 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172F, N4298C, was substantially damaged during an inflight collision with a tree and barbed wire fence while on  final approach to runway 13 at the Homedale airport, Homedale, Idaho. The private pilot was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was to have been operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Murphy, Idaho, about 1830.      The pilot reported that while on short final to runway 13 he encountered a downdraft. The aircraft touched down short of the runway during which the nose gear collapsed (refer to CHART I, FAA Inspector's report and photographs).

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4298C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4298C-2018-08-10), registration cancelled 2018-08-10, S/N 17252469 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17252469
- Airframe hours: 2374
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300C 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Tolmie, Harold, N.
- Registered owner: Fisher, John, J.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 20, 1995, 3 hours before
- Departed: 1U3, MURPHY, ID
- Airport: S66, Homedale, runway 13, 2,900 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 126 total, 6 in this make and model, 121 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BOI, 31 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950626014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626014799A), Jun 26, 1995: Cessna 172F, Homedale, ID, Substantial damage. Struck tree and wire fence on approach. Reported downdraft caused landing short. Collapsed nose gear.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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