CLE ELUM, WA, USA
N1295F
CESSNA 172N
THE PILOT ELECTED TO GET ADDITIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY AND MOUNTAIN FLYING TIME, SO SHE ELECTED TO FLY TO CLE ELUM, WA. UPON ARRIVAL, SHE FLEW OVER AND OBSERVED THE WIND SOCK TO BE LIMP. WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25, SHE DECIDED SHE WAS TOO LOW AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. SHE REPORTED ADDING FULL POWER, RAISING THE FLAPS AND ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OVER TREES. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, SHE HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN. SHE REPORTED LOWERING THE NOSE; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE ABOUT SIX MONTHS EARLIER. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HER FIRST LANDING AT CLE ELUM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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