# NTSB WPR14CA264: Cessna 175A, N7936T, Salmon, ID, June 19, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 19, 2014, 22:15 UTC - Place: Salmon, ID - Coordinates: 44.880554, -114.455001 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8806&lon=-114.4550&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 24, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 89515 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA264 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89515/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89515 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA264 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point that resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: sudden wind shift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034010): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034010/cases.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 114 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Windshear or thunderstorm](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390/sequence.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the approach to landing to a remote airstrip located within a canyon, the wind changed direction while he was on short final. The pilot had selected full flaps and performed a slip to descend to the approach end of the runway, however, the airplane touched down more than half way down the 1,300-foot long dirt runway. The airplane subsequently overran the departure end of the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot added that there was no possibility of a go-around due to the airstrip's location in the canyon. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the approach to landing to a remote airstrip located within a canyon, the wind changed direction while he was on short final. The pilot had selected full flaps and performed a slip to descend to the approach end of the runway, however, the airplane touched down more than half way down the 1,300-foot long dirt runway. The airplane subsequently overran the departure end of the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot added that there was no possibility of a go-around due to the airstrip's location in the canyon. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7936T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7936T-2017-07-14), registration cancelled 2017-07-14, S/N 56636, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 56636 - Year built: 1960 - Engines: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES 175 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Elliott Patrick K Sr - Registered owner: Elliott Patrick K Sr - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BKE, BAKER CITY, OR - Destination: UNK, Salmon, ID - Airport: UNK, Ramshorn ID,137, runway 18, 1,300 × 30 ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 1,200 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KLLJ, 24 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 20140619011199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140619011199A), Jun 19, 2014: Cessna 175A, Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot reported arriving over the landing strip at 11,000 feet MSL and observed the wind sock while descending to normal traffic pattern altitude. Winds were… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 8, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89515. 186 KB in all. - Pilot Statement (item 1, .PDF, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40416165&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Master.PDF - Photo 1 - Main Wreckage From Left Side (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 77 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40416166&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Main%20Wreckage%20From%20Left%20Side%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - Aft Side (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 60 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40416167&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20Aft%20Side%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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