Cessna 172P N5328K

Summary

On 20 January 1988 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N5328K, operated by Henry R. Blair, was involved in an accident near Vashon Island, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 January 1988 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vashon Island, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Vashon Island (2S1)

Coordinates

47.4193, -122.4510

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N5328K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Henry R. Blair

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seattle → Vashon Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA88LA037

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT MADE AN INTENTIONAL GROUNDLOOP TO AVOID TREES AT THE END OF THE SHORT, WET, S0D RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE USE OF BRAKES WAS INEFFECTIVE. HE STATED THAT HE MADE THE LANDING USING 30 DEGS OF FLAPS AT AN AIRSPEED OF 60 KNOTS. THE RIGHT WING CAUGHT AT DITCH ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE GROUNDLOOP. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS SHORT FIELD LANDING PERFORMANCE DATA, THE TOTAL DISTANCE REQUIRED TO MAKE A SHORT FIELD LANDING ON A DRY GRASS RUNWAY WITH 30 DEGS OF FLAPS, POWER OFF, CALM WINDS AND MAXIMUM BRAKING IS 1465 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.