Cessna 152 N6509L
12 March 2018 · Snohomish, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 March 2018 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6509L, operated by Snohomish Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Snohomish, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Snohomish, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harvey Field (S43)
- Coordinates
- 47.9050, -122.1028
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N6509L
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Snohomish Flying Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Snohomish → Snohomish
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA177
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind and in his failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane in gusting wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, the airplane encountered a wind gust and the airplane pitched upward. During landing, the airplane bounced twice and each time it touched down on the nose landing gear, and subsequently both wings struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left and the right-wing spar. The pilot reported that the wind at the airport about the time of the accident was from 100° at 12kts, gusting to 30kts. The pilot landed on runway 33.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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