# NTSB WPR22LA207: Cessna 175, N7303M, Blackfoot, ID, June 7, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: June 7, 2022, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Coordinates: 43.209249, -112.34958
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2092&lon=-112.3496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA207
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105224/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA207

## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing approach which, resulted in an undershoot and collision with a fence.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 175, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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 175, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Cessna 175, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 313 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/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: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 175, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370); cases with it: [Cessna 175, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 175, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot was returning to land after performing a local sightseeing flight. The wind velocity had increased since departure, and during the landing approach he realized he was about to land short of the runway. He applied full engine power, but the engine sputtered and the airplane subsequently landed short of the runway, struck a fence, and nosed over. The fuselage, vertical stabilizer and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7303M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7303M), registered now, S/N 55603, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 55603
- Year built: 1958
- Airframe hours: 1557.1
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2022, 4 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: U02, Mccarley Fld, runway 19, 4,314 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Handheld GPS, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2022; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 523.9 total, 315.2 in this make and model, 523.9 as pilot in command, 7.5 in the last 90 days, 3.1 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observed at: KPIH, 20 nm away
- METAR: METAR KPIH 071653Z 26010KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01610056=

## Other investigations on N7303M (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI93LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA166), May 9, 1993: Cessna 175 (N7303M), Houghton Lake, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT OPERATING THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY.

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 3, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105224. 3.4 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 992 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14578136&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=r_6120%20la207-complete_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Interview summary (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 121 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14577832&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=INTERVIEW%20SUMMARY-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14578457&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-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.

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