Cessna 152 N757RD

Summary

On 27 September 2004 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N757RD was involved in an accident near Friday Harbor, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 September 2004 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Friday Harbor, Washington, United States

Coordinates

48.5958, -122.9931

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N757RD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burlington → Friday Harbor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA04CA194

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in executing an aborted landing and his failure to obtain altitude/clearance from trees during the aborted landing. A factor was the pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point as a result of his high airspeed on approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the winds were calm, and he decided to land to the southeast on the 1,500-foot-long grass airstrip. He reported that he touched down approximately mid-field and "applied brakes lightly." About three-quarters of the way down the runway, he "decided to abort the landing due to high ground speed." He lifted off just prior to the end of the runway. However, "the climb was insufficient" to clear trees ahead so he turned left towards an open field. The airplane impacted trees on the edge of the field and came to rest nose down suspended in the trees. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented by "slower approach speed and earlier touch down.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.