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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Skykomish, WA · March 9, 1991

Date
March 9, 1991 · 10:30 local
Place
Skykomish, WA
Airport
Skykomish State Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3163N
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA91LA063
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
158 total11 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Landed fast. Unable to stop on wet grass strip. Ran off end into ditch. CFI safety pilot on board for insurance.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED FAST. UNABLE TO STOP ON WET GRASS STRIP. RAN OFF END INTO DITCH. CFI SAFETY PILOT ON BOARD FOR INSURANCE.

NTSB investigation

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