# Accident 20180312023939A: Cessna 152, Snohomish, WA, March 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9050° N, 122.1028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9050&lon=-122.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6509L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6509L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180312023939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT S43 WITH CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, BEGAN BOUNCING AND WHEELBARROWED DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BENT UNDERNEATH THE FUSELAGE CAUSING THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. BOTH WING TIPS ALSO HIT THE RUNWAY CAUSING THEM TO BEND UPWARDS. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO BOTH WINGS, FUSELAGE, NOSE GEAR, PROP AND SPINNER AND ENGINE COWLING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA177), Mar 12, 2018: Cessna 152 (N6509L), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind and in his failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N6509L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860727053129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727053129A), Jul 27, 1986: Cessna 152 (N6509L), Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Lofted off early. Settled to ground beside runway. 6 knot tailwind existed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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