Cessna 172F N8698U

Summary

On 29 August 2011 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8698U was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 August 2011 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlanta, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Atlanta (55H)

Coordinates

43.8136, -115.1350

Aircraft

Cessna 172F

Registration

N8698U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Emmett → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA413

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot’s misjudgment of his final approach path. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, on short final approach in his low performance airplane, he realized that his approach path was too high, so he attempted to go around. After full engine power was applied, he recognized that he had insufficient distance from the approaching trees and terrain to perform a go-around. Therefore, he aborted the maneuver and forced the airplane onto the ground in a clearing beyond the departure end of the runway. The airplane impacted the ground hard, breaking the wing and fuselage structure. The pilot reported that he was unfamiliar with the airport, and he had not read the Federal Aviation Administration’s published remarks for the airport in its Airport Facility Directory. The remarks state, in part, that the airport is recommended for use by “mountain proficient pilots using high performance aircraft.” It also states “no go-around due to rising terrain and trees.” Nine-thousand foot mountains are located within 5 miles from northwest through southeast of the 5,500-foot mean sea level airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.