- Date
- October 12, 1985, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lebanon, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5790JCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851012071899A
- Case key
- 40322
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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
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Lack of total experienceFactor
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Planned approach - not understoodCause
Procedures/directives - not understoodCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Nose over
Analysis
A loss of directional control occurred during landing roll. The acft veered to the right, struck a ditch and then nosed over. A helicopter was hovering to the left of the landing rwy, probably causing enough wake turbulence to cause the loss of directional control. Light and variable winds were also present.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5790J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273836
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George Greer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- EUG · Eugene, OR
- Destination
- S12 · Albany, OR
- Airport
- S12 · Albany Municipal, runway 34, 3,000 × 75 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 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.