- Date
- August 7, 1988, 11:37 local (18:37 UTC)
- Place
- Veradale, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71035Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880807031009A
- Case key
- 40860
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated a high sink rate developed on final approach which he was unable to arrest with power. Acft landed hard and short, contacting a 3-FT berm at end of grass strip. During roll-out, flames were noted in aft cabin area. Occupants exited and acft was consumed by fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71035
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259467
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dale Fulton, doing business as Dot, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Dot, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- COE · Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Destination
- Veradale, WA
- Airport
- Sky Meadows, runway 18, 3,500 × 125 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,600 total · 35 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SFF, 10 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.