NTSB Identification: SEA84LA115.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 24785.
Accident occurred Thursday, May 24, 1984 in FALL CITY, WA
Aircraft: CESSNA 152, registration: N6136B
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE ACFT WAS LANDED AT AN ARPT WITH A NARROW 25 FT RWY WITH TALL GRASS ON EITHER SIDE AND PARTIALLY UNSURFACED. THE STUDENT PLT SAID HE WAS BLOWN OFF CENTER LINE BY A X-WIND INTO THE TALL GRASS. AS THE ACFT SLOWED THE NOSE WHEEL SUNK INTHE SOFT TERRAIN AND THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
UNSUITABLE TERRAIN OR TAKEOFF/LANDING/TAXI AREA..SELECTED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PROPER ALIGNMENT..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES..NOT FOLLOWED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
GROUND LOOP/SWERVE..NOT CORRECTED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..SOFT
Contributing Factors
AIRPORT FACILITIES,RUNWAY/LANDING AREA CONDITION..INADEQUATE
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..HIGH VEGETATION
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..CROSSWIND
Contributing Factors
LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE..PILOT IN COMMAND
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