- Date
- January 20, 1984, 08:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Yakima, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25Cessna CE500
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39836
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft made a hard landing while on a training flt. According to the instructor plt, 'during the landing flare, we were descending very gradually as the airspeed continued to dissipate.' Late in the flare the angle of attack indicator was approaching the stall range, the acft stalled as evidenced by a sharp & sudden airframe buffet. Almost immediately the main gear contacted the rwy with the acft in a nose high, wings level attitude. At the time of the incident, the leading edge of the wings & tail structure had clear & rime ice abt 1/8 in thick. The temp was 24 deg f.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25
- Reported as
- Cessna CE500
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 084
- Airframe hours
- 4,897
- Engine
- P&W JT15D-1, 2,200 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Public use
- Operator
- Northwest Mountain Region
- Registered owner
- FAA
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 3, 1984
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle Bfi, WA
- Destination
- YKM · Yakima, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- YKM · Yakima, runway 27, 7,603 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 73 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YKM, 1 nm away