ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355521
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| Date: | Monday 21 July 1997 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210H |
| Owner/operator: | Ravens Limited |
| Registration: | N6922R |
| MSN: | T210-0322 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5057 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stehekin, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seattle, WA (KBFI) |
| (6S9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During approach to a grass airstrip located in mountainous terrain, the sun was directly in the pilot's face and the windsock was in a shadow. The pilot misread the windsock and landed downwind. The airplane overran the runway and nosed over in a soft bog at the end of the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misreading of the windsock and subsequent downwind landing. Factors in the accident were the sunglare and tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA97LA175
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 12:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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