Cessna 172H N8100L

Summary

On 6 March 2005 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N8100L was involved in an accident near Waldport, Oregon, United States. 4 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

6 March 2005 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Waldport, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Wakonda Beach State (R33)

Coordinates

44.3850, -124.0850

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N8100L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waldport → Albany

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA05CA055

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to attain sufficient altitude/clearance during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees. A factor was the tall grass on the turf runway, which slowed the airplane's acceleration during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the 2,000-foot-long turf runway was covered with "heavy grass and moss." The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane "encountered considerable drag from the turf and moss on the runway." After takeoff, "there was not enough speed or distance to climb over the trees at the end of the runway and the airplane clipped the tops of the trees." The airplane came to rest nose down in the trees. The right wing was folded back against the fuselage, and the left wing had a large dent in the leading edge.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.