ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367930
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| Date: | Friday 29 September 1989 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Richard & Kandace Harvey |
| Registration: | N24995 |
| MSN: | 15280502 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alderwood Manor, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KPAE) |
| (KPAE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A SHORT FIELD APCH ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT & HIT AN AUTO THAT WAS PROCEEDING ALONG A PUBLIC ROAD NEAR THE APCH END OF THE RWY. THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) STATED THAT THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT EARLIER IN THE APCH & HAD MADE A NORMAL RECOVERY; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT RECOVER FROM THE 2ND DOWNDRAFT IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING THE AUTO.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE STUDENT PILOT, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: UNFAVORABLE (VARIABLE) WIND, DOWNDRAFT, AND THE VEHICLE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA181
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1988 | N24995 | Ft. Lewis Army Flying Activity | 0 | Ft. Lewis, WA | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 20:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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