- Date
- May 24, 1984, 18:30 local (May 25, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fall City, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6136BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840524065259A
- Case key
- 39920
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - inadequateFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Procedures/directives - not followedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Analysis
The acft was landed at an arpt with a narrow 25 ft rwy with tall grass on either side and partially unsurfaced. The student plt said he was blown off center line by a x-wind into the tall grass. As the acft slowed the nose wheel sunk inthe soft terrain and the acft subsequently nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6136B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283905
- Airframe hours
- 1,725
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-12C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack Raiche
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 15, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- 1WA6 · Fall City, WA
- Airport
- 1WA6 · Cambell Field, runway 9, 3,200 × 25 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11 total · 11 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFI, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.