The pilot told investigators that during the Oct. 18, 2023, landing on the 2,344-foot grass runway In Bandera, Washington, the Cessna 172N floated and touched down near mid-field.
He applied the brakes and retracted the flaps, but the turf runway was waterlogged. The airplane exited the end of the runway and nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar.
According to the airport’s chart supplement, the airport was closed from Oct. 1, 2023, to June 1, 2023.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to land at a closed water-soaked grass runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.
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This October 2023 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Be thankful for those pilots, LT Smith. If not for them, the rest of us would be just average.
This is the problem today with instructors and pilots” too much sloppiness in their flying”.
Can’t land on the center line, can’t land on the numbers or first 1/4 of the runway. Didn’t check notams or if so didn’t think it applied to them. The sloppiness will continue to lead to accidents. Sad because Avaition is so safe that no one should ever get hurt!