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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Cashmere, WA · May 7, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 7, 1979
Place
Cashmere, WA · CASHMERE, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N24887Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790507018079A
Case key
135907

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1636   79/5/7    CASHMERE,WA         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 537
        TIME - 1745                    N24887              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASHMERE-DRYDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        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
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- L WG HIT TREE 12FT AGL,CONT FLT & LND OK. GUSTING TO 16K.

Aircraft

Registration
N24887
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cashmere-Dryden

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N24887 · 1

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