- Date
- September 4, 1989, 16:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Alderwood Manor, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98354Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890904033629A
- Case key
- 41069
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the pilot. The tailwind and high obstructions were related factors.
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.
Analysis
The accident occurred when the pilot landed downwind on a 1689 ft runway. Subsequently, the aircraft went off the departure end of the runway and hit a tree and a boat. The airport data warned of 'tree rwy 16; building rwy 34.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98354
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276282
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steve Lee, doing business as Wings Aloft
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- S13
- Airport
- S13 · Martha Lake, runway 16, 1,689 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 90 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- PAE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.