- Date
- December 15, 1977
- Place
- Pasco, WA · PASCO, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9021HCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771215037669A
- Case key
- 144356
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3802 77/12/15 PASCO,WA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 289 TIME - 1700 N9021H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 284 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITIES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PASCO,WA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 29 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 35 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TWR ADVISED PLT OF WIND PRIOR TO TAXI.35KTS GUSTING TO 45KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9021H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tri-Cities
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9021H · 1
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