# NTSB WPR22LA092: Cessna T207, N684S, Crane Island, WA, February 7, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 7, 2022, 15:50 local (23:50 UTC) - Place: Crane Island, WA - Coordinates: 48.597697, -122.99781 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5977&lon=-122.9978&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104614 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA092 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104614/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104614 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA092 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to obtain a proper touch down location on a wet grass runway, resulting in a runway overrun and impact with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T207, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2073612), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Cessna T207, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=2073612), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) - [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 T207, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2073612), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna T207, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2073612), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T207, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073612), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the airplane reported that, while landing on a private grass 1500 ft. runway, the airplane landed “slightly long and fast.” During the landing roll, flaps were immediately raised, and brakes were applied, however the braking was ineffective on the wet grass. The safety pilot called for a go-around. The pilot was concerned there was insufficient room to accelerate and elected to decelerate instead of attempting a go-around. The airplane exited the departure end of the runway, impacted terrain, and came to rest upright. The airplane’s lower fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N684S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N684S), registered now, S/N 20700147, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T207 - Registry model: [Cessna T207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (registry code 2073612) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20700147 - Year built: 1969 - Airframe hours: 19093 - Engines: Continental IO-520F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Rugby Aviation, LLC, doing business as San Juan Airlines - Registered owner: Second Wind Aviation Corp - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 21, 2021 - Departed: KBLI, Bellingham, WA - Destination: PVT, Crane Island, WA - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: PVT, Crane Island - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 17, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 9,524 total, 49 in this make and model, 7,792 as pilot in command, 61 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; age 36; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 10, 2021; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 4,305 total, 1,608 in this make and model, 4,124 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.43 inHg - Observed at: KFHR, 5 nm away - METAR: SA 07/02/2022 21:53-> METAR KFHR 072153Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP296 T01170056 TSNO= ## 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 20220207001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220207001669A), Feb 7, 2022: Cessna T207, Crane Island, WA, Substantial damage. Misjudged approach and landed short of runway. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 20, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104614. 4.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13648302&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=_6120_1%20Crane%20Island%201_Redactedflat-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 3 photos, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13648832&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%201-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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