# NTSB SEA75DYE44: Cessna 182C, N9900T, Vashon, WA, May 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Vashon, WA · VASHON, WA
- Location: 47.4473° N, 122.4599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vashon, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4473&lon=-122.4599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYE44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE44

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9900T), registered now, S/N 53000, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vashon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750523015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523015759A), May 23, 1975: Cessna 182H, Vashon, WA, Substantial damage. Used 30DEGREE flaps with gusts to 30KTS,estimated crosswind 24KTS.hit downdraft.

## Other investigations on N9900T (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 SEA75DYE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE36), Mar 9, 1975: Cessna 182C (N9900T), Vashon, WA, substantial damage

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.

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