Preston Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Preston, Idaho 83263
Tuesady, December 16, 2008 21:30 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

After landing hard and bouncing, the pilot elected to apply full power and go around. The pilot said there was no response from the engine when he pushed the throttle full in, "...possibly because I advanced the throttle too quickly." The airplane drifted left, exited the runway, and impacted shallow snow on the shoulder of the runway pavement before nosing over and coming to rest inverted. The pilot did not report experiencing any flight control or mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/16/2008
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 2130
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Preston
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83263
Event Date Year 2008
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 420547N
Event Location Longitude 1115232W
Event Location Airport Preston Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID U10
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 4728
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2148 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID LGU
Elevation of weather observation facility 4457
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 30
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -7
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -8
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 24914
NTSB Notification Source Regional Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 26 2009 3:53PM
User who most recently changed record grol
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4008N
NTSB Number WPR09CA058
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 140
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 13466
Certified Max Gross Weight 1450
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jan 8 2008 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 19
Airframe Hours 2736
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Harry C Engelhart
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Tucson
Aircraft Owner State AZ
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 85705
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Stephen B Roberts
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Ashton
Operator State ID
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 834290
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code LGU
Departure City Logan
Departure State UT
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 2100
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code U10
Destination City Preston
Destination State ID
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 9 2009 5:42PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length 3457
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --