- Date
- May 23, 1975
- Place
- Vashon, WA · VASHON, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9900TCessna 182C
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750523015759A
- Case key
- 149121
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2445 75/5/23 VASHON,WA CESSNA 182C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2015 N9900T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 1183 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 134 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WA VASHON,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 60 235 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- USED 30DEGREE FLAPS WITH GUSTS TO 30KTS,ESTIMATED CROSSWIND 24KTS.HIT DOWNDRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9900T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vashon
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9900T · 1
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