ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356911
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| Date: | Monday 5 August 1996 |
| Time: | 10:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F |
| Owner/operator: | West Isle Air |
| Registration: | N8313Q |
| MSN: | U20603174 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8601 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crane Island, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Friday Harbor, WA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before landing at the 1,800 foot long grass strip on Crane Island, the pilot flew over the strip to check its condition and to determine the wind direction. After the over-flight, he believed the wind was calm, so he elected to make his approach over water to the southeast. During roll-out on the wet/grass airstrip, the pilot was unable to stop before coming to the end. The aircraft then went over an embankment/drop-off at the end of the strip at an estimated speed of 10 to 12 mph. After the accident, the pilot determined that there had been an 8 to 10 knot tailwind, but the wind sock had not accurately reflected such a wind.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to correctly judge the surface winds in the vicinity of the runway. Factors relating to the accident were: a tailwind during landing, a short runway with a wet surface, and an embankment/drop-off at the end of the airstrip.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA177
History of this aircraft
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| 14 January 2005 | N8313Q | West Isle Air | 0 | Prevost, Washington | |
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| 13-Mar-2024 12:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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