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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Stewart Island, WA · May 25, 1984

Date
May 25, 1984 · 14:15 local
Place
Stewart Island, WA
Airport
Stuart West
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4180F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA84LA116
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
340 total340 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed downwind on a short wet grass strip and slid off the end into trees. Pilot exhibited gross misjudgment.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED DOWNWIND ON A SHORT WET GRASS STRIP AND SLID OFF THE END INTO TREES. PILOT EXHIBITED GROSS MISJUDGMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.