# NTSB SEA91LA056: Cessna 152, N67705, Port Townsend, WA, February 27, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 26, 1991, 16:05 local (Feb 27, 1991, 00:05 UTC)
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Coordinates: 48.029808, -122.840774 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0298&lon=-122.8408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA91LA056
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41393/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA056

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL.  FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE SOFT TERRAIN BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL WITH RIGHT CROSSWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS.  THE ACFT ENTERED SOFT TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67705](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67705), registered now, S/N 15281971, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281971
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Charles R. Olin
- Registered owner: Charles R. Olin
- Airport: 0S9, Port Townsend, runway 28, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 685 total, 685 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Observed at: PAE, 23 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910226003559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910226003559A), Feb 26, 1991: Cessna 152, Port Townsend, WA, Substantial damage. Swerved off runway and nosed over landing in a crosswind.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.