Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 182 N5686B

16 June 1996 · Roche Harbor, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 June 1996 at about 20:05 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5686B, operated by Walther, George, R., was involved in an accident near Roche Harbor, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Roche Harbor, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Roche Harbor (9S1)
Coordinates
48.5310, -123.0602
Aircraft
Cessna 182
Registration
N5686B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Walther, George, R.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Arlington → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA96LA123

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to attain a proper touchdown point for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: downdraft conditions and soft/uneven terrain short of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During final approach to runway 24 at a private airport, the pilot encountered a downdraft and touched down more than 100 feet short of the threshold. During the aircraft's rollout over soft/uneven terrain preceding the threshold, the nose landing gear collapsed. The aircraft then passed onto the runway surface skidding to a stop. A postcrash fire then consumed the aircraft after all four occupants exited.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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