Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's misreading of the windsock and subsequent downwind landing. Factors in the accident were the sunglare and tailwind.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On July 21, 1997, approximately 1900 Pacific Daylight time, a Cessna T210H, N6922R, being flown by an airline transport pilot ran off the end of the runway at Stehekin, Washington and nosed over. The aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The flight, which was personal, had departed Seattle, Washington approximately 1820 for the flight to Stehekin.
The pilot stated that as he was approaching the field, the sun was in his face and the airstrip was in shadow. As a result, he misread the wind direction and landed downwind. The airplane overran the end of the runway and was substantially damaged when it nosed over in a soft bog off the end of the runway.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# SEA97LA175