19801009057259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Seattle, WA · October 9, 1980

Date
October 9, 1980 · 12:34 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Seattle-Tacoma
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70438
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81FYE03
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,312 total220 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Cleared runway as instructed. Thirty seconds later, heavy jet landed same runway. Wake blew airplane over.

As the FAA filed it

CLEARED RUNWAY AS INSTRUCTED. THIRTY SECONDS LATER, HEAVY JET LANDED SAME RUNWAY. WAKE BLEW AIRPLANE OVER.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N70438 · 1

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